Commuters traveling through one of the main commercial hubs of the city, Sakchi bazaar, which has been cleared of encroachment, can look forward to hassle free journey. After removing encroachments, the district administration the East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Amitabh Kaushal has asked Jusco to identify areas freed of encroachment suitable sites which can be developed as parking zones.
The move assumes significance as illegal parking along with encroachment was the main bottleneck for smooth commuting in the biggest market.
“ The area has been freed of encroachment. The Jusco has been asked to identify suitable plots at the earliest which can be used as parking area in the Sakchi market. The parking area will be developed by Jusco while the district administration will finalize parking fees in consultation with Jusco,” said Amitabh Kaushal.
According to sources in the district administration, Jusco has been asked to identify the plots as early as two days so that work on fencing the area and demarcating it as parking areas can be initiated to prevent people from encroaching it again.
With city roads squeezing day by day due to encroachments, the district administration launched launch anti-encroachment drive.
“We want to streamline the traffic movement in the city. We are taking initiatives to vacate the illegal constructions so that the vehicles can move easily,” said an officer of Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee.
He said that the shop owners were asked to remove the encroached areas. Kadma, Bistupur, Sakchi and Jugsalai, which are the busiest areas of the town, over fifty fruit vendors and vegetable sellers have encroached the road and there are always a traffic jam as the fruit vendors have occupied one forth portion of the road, making difficult to move the heavy vehicles.
Encroachments in the city are omnipresent and thriving, much to the discomfort of the ordinary citizen. Be it the road, parks, pavements, markets or public land taken over in the name of religion, the city is known for the encroachments which blot the urban landscape.
“The eviction drive is being taken up in view of a plan to widen the road to enable of operation of buses and traffic through it. Encroachment of public land in the city has become an urban eyesore. It has brought traffic movement to a crawl. Steps need be taken to vacate the illegal constructions,” said police official.