KARACHI: Action against encroachments in different areas of the city continued on Monday as anti-encroachments staff removed extended floors and other encroachments in front of shops in Khori Garden area of district South.
The shopkeepers were warned not to establish encroachments again; otherwise, FIRs would be lodged against them.
In district East, hotels and shops built on footpaths around Munawwar Chowrangi, Gulistan-e-Jauhar were removed. Encroachers had built a hotel and 8 shops there. The action will be complete after removal of encroachments around Continental Bakery.
In district Central 12 shops and some floors added illegally near Munawwar Hospital Block H of North Nazimabad were demolished by the anti-encroachments staff.
Metropolitan Commissioner Dr Syed Saif-ur-Rehman who is monitoring all work in connection with removal of encroachments said that action against encroachments is continued in different districts of Karachi and the concerned department was removing the encroachments from footpaths.
He warned the encroachments mafia not to re-establish encroachments on footpaths, drains and parks as these will also be removed by the anti-encroachments department of KMC and they will have to bear the loss.
Meanwhile, senior director anti-encroachments Bashir Siddiqui with his team carried on action against encroachments in different areas of the city in district South, district East and district Central with the help of other officers including deputy director Iftikhar Siddiqi, deputy director Kamran Abbas and deputy director Rashid Akhtar and Hamid Raza.