Under the Clean Punjab programme, an anti-encroachment operation has been carried out in eight markets adjacent to the Clock Tower roundabout, APP reports.

The teams, under the supervision of Chief Municipal Officer Muhammad Zubair Wattoo, removed illegal setups and seized the articles of shopkeepers.

A cleanliness drive was also in full swing on streets, roads, schools, colleges and open areas.

The district administration was prioritising sanitation in the district under the programme.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Nayyar Sheikh directed different departments including Waste Management Company, WASA, PHA and Municipal Corporation to ensure sanitation at the street level and submit their progress reports.

He also instructed the assistant commissioners for the effective implementation of the cleanliness drive ongoing in the district, in addition to redressing the public complaints.