RAWALPINDI: The Enforcement Department of Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has confiscated seven truckload goods from different markets during the last three days in its ongoing campaign against encroachments.
The anti-encroachment operation was carried out on special directives of the cantonment executive officer (CEO).
The CEO also directed the anti-enforcement department to speed up the operation against the encroachers in RCB areas to provide relief to the citizens.
According to details, the teams of the enforcement department of RCB, led by the superintendent carried out operations against encroachment in Tench Bhatta, Saddar, Adam Jee Road, Haider Road, Gawalmandi, Chor, Misrial Road and other areas.
The teams demolished the encroachments besides confiscating seven truckload goods during the operation.
A spokesman said that the grand clean-up operation against encroachments was underway in RCB areas while now it had further been accelerated.
He said that President Cantonment Board, Brig. Ijaz Qamar Kiani during his surprise visit to different Cantt areas had directed the authorities concerned to remove permanent and temporary encroachments from different areas particularly from all footpaths to facilitate the citizens.
All available resources would be utilized to provide facilities to the Cantonment residents, he said and warned that negligence on part of the officials concerned would not be tolerated.