KARACHI, April 15: Taking notice of encroachments on 4.5 acres of Railway Society land in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Town Nazim Mohammad Wasay Jalil ordered officials to remove them with immediate effect.

During visit to the town areas, he said a grand operation would be launched soon against land-grabbers. He warned such builders that they should surrender illegal structures and end encroachment voluntarily, otherwise, strict action would be taken against them. The town nazim directed the officials concerned to remove encroachments on water pipelines land as well as plots near the high tension power wires in Mughal Hazarah Goth.

Wasay Jalil said these encroachments had put the lives of residents and passers-by at risk. Besides, he said land grabbers were also at constant danger due to the illegal occupation of land.

He said that encroachments were damaging water and sewerage system and footpaths besides creating hurdles in the process of development work.

He also inspected the ongoing development work near Baitul Mukkaram mosque. Naib Nazim Shoaib Akhtar, TMO Shafiqur Rehman and other officials were also present.—PPI