Anti-encroachment drives against Plastic Pollution campaign was

conducted to aware the general public, shopkeepers & vendors “Say no

to Plastic” and “No encroachment beyond the shutter line”.

In continuation to anti-encroachment drives and Jammu against Plastic Pollution

campaign started under the instructions of Hon’ble Mayor,JMC, Sh. Chander Mohan

Gupta and Commissioner, JMC, Sh. Pankaj Magotra, a comprehensive joint drive was

conducted to aware the general public, shopkeepers & vendors “Say no to Plastic” and

“No encroachment beyond the shutter line” by the District Administration, Jammu

Municipal Corporation and police. The drive was conducted under the joint supervision

of Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Sh. Rishpal Singh, S.P. South, Sh. Vinay

Sharma, Secretary, JMC, Smt. Sunaina Sharma. Health Officer, Dr. Saleem Khan,

Municipal Veterinary Officer, JMC, Dr. Zaffar Iqbal, Chief Enforcement Officer, JMC, Sh.

Rajesh Gupta, Revenue Officers, JMC, Sh. Ashwani Sudan and Sh. Sunil Gupta and

S.H.O of Bahu Fort area, Enforcement wing and Sanitation Wing of JMC also

accompanied the drive. The drive was conducted in the various areas of Jammu City

started from Bahu Fort. At Bahu Fort area Additional District Magistrate, S.P. South and

Secretary JMC instructed the shopkeepers to replace polythene with cloth bags. The

shopkeepers were also instructed to keep their goods within their shutter line to avoid

further penalties. The mobile vendors were also instructed to make their rehries on the

pattern of Gandhi Nagar rehri Zone. Shopkeepers and vendors were also instructed to

put dustbins in front of their shops and rehries to keep their premises neat and clean.

President of Bahu Fort, Sh. Ankush Khajuria assured the authorities that Bahu Fort

area will be free from polythene and encroachments made by the shopkeepers beyond

their shutter line will be removed. Team of JMC then toured Maheshpura area and

remove encroachment from the area and also seized banned polythene from the

shopkeepers and also made aware the general public and shopkeepers to use cloth bags

instead of polythene. Thereafter the team toured B.C. road area and removed

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encroachments made by the shopkeepers beyond their shutter line. The team seized two

trucks loads of counters, rehries and other goods displayed on footpaths and beyond the

shutter line. JMC regularly conducts such drives creating awareness among the

shopkeepers, street vendors and encroachers through announcements by using

loudspeakers to follow the rules in order to avoid penal action against them. The

shopkeepers were also give strict warning for not displaying their goods by illegally

extending parameters of their shops. The shopkeepers, vendors were also instructed not

to use polythene and use only cloth bags. The general public was also appealed to use

cloth bags instead of polythene to make our environment neat & clean.

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JAMMU MUNICIPAL CORPORATION DEMOLISHES THE

UNAUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTIONS.

On the directions of Sh. Pankaj Magotra (KAS), Commissioner, Jammu Municipal

Corporation, JMC while further continuing and intensifying the drive against the

unauthorized constructions, the Enforcement Staff led by the Chief Enforcement Officer

under overall supervision of Joint Commissioner (A), Jammu Municipal Corporation

have demolished ongoing illegal construction work raised by Puneet Mahajan S/o Vijay

Mahajan at Lane No. 1, Karan Nagar Jammu.

The said construction had been raised unauthorizedly and in violation of the

building plan. The Jammu Municipal Corporation initiated the action under the

provisions of J&K Control of Building Operation Act 1998.

Further, the Jammu Municipal Corporation appeals to the General Public to refrain

from making illegal constructions and get building plans whether commercial / residential

approved from Jammu Municipal Corporation, otherwise action as admissible under rules

leading to demolition / sealing of the building will be taken against the violators.

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JAMMU MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SEALS SHOPS

Further continuing and intensifying the drive against the unauthorized

constructions and on the directions of Mr. Pankaj Magotra (KAS), Commissioner Jammu

Municipal Corporation, the Enforcement Staff under overall supervision of Sh. Ashish

Gupta (KAS), Joint Commissioner (A) sealed two no. of Shops which were being raised

by Mr. Suneesh Gupta S/o Late Sh. M.L. Gupta at 325-A, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu and

Darshana Devi W/o Chajju Ram at 38-A, Extension Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.

The above said constructions have been converted from residential to commercial.

The Jammu Municipal Corporation initiated the action under the provisions of J&K

Control of Building Operation Act 1998.

Further, the Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation appeals to the General

Public to refrain from making illegal constructions and get building plans whether

commercial / residential approved from Jammu Municipal Corporation otherwise action as

admissible under rules leading to demolition / sealing of the building will be taken against

the violators.

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JAMMU MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SEALS SHOPS

Further continuing and intensifying the drive against the unauthorized

constructions and on the directions of Mr. Pankaj Magotra (KAS), Commissioner Jammu

Municipal Corporation and under overall supervision of Sh. Ashish Gupta (KAS), Joint

Commissioner (A) the Enforcement Staff sealed the structure inside the shop where

illegal/un-authorized construction was being raised by Mr. Vivek Grover S/o. Sh.

Subash Chander at Raghunath Bazar, Jammu.

The Jammu Municipal Corporation initiated the action under the provisions of

J&K Control of Building Operation Act 1998.

Further, the Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation appeals to the General

Public to refrain from making illegal constructions and get building plans whether

commercial / residential approved from Jammu Municipal Corporation otherwise action as

admissible under rules leading to demolition / sealing of the building will be taken against

the violators.

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Drive/campaign regarding “Jammu Against Plastic Pollution”

In continuation to the ongoing drive/campaign regarding “Jammu Against Plastic

Pollution” Sh. Chander Mohan Gupta, Mayor JMC flagged off the Plastic Waste

Collection vehicles from Jammu Municipal Corporation Town Hall for collecting plastic

waste from different schools in presence of Adv. Purnima Sharma, Deputy Mayor, JMC,

Sh. Suraj Parkash Padha, Chairman, Swachh Bharat Standing Committee, Sh. Jeet

Angral, Chairman, Social Justice Committee, Sh. Pankaj Magotra (KAS), Commissioner,

JMC, Sh. Ashish Kumar Gupta (KAS) Joint Commissioner (A). Health Officer, Dr.

Saleem Khan, Municipal Veterinary Officer, JMC Dr. Zaffar Iqbal, Spl. Asstt. to

Commissioner, Sh. Rakesh Gupta, Revenue Officers Sh. Ashwani Suddan & Sh. Sunil

Gupta, Transport Officers Sh. Prem Kumar & Sanjeev Sharma, I/c Sanitation officers

Sh. Sanjay Gandotra & Ravinder Nath, Master Jorawar Singh deputed from Education

Department for creating awareness in all the Schools also accompanied the collection

drive.

The three teams were constituted for the collection of Single Use Plastic waste from

different Schools which collected four truck loads of Plastic waste collected by the

students in coordination with their School Management. The Schools from where the

Single Use Plastic waste was collected are Govt. Girls Hr. Sec. School Mubarakh Mandi,

Shri Ranbir Hr. Sec. School Parade, Guru HarKrishan Public School Nanak Nagar, Dogra

Hr. Sec. School Shastri Ngaar, Modern School Nanak Nagar, My First School Nanak

Nagar, Popular Model High School Nanak Nagar, Cooperative Public High School, Trikuta

Nagar, Govt. Higher Sec. School Paloura, Rana Hr. Sec. School Paloura, Nand Public Hr.

Sec. School lower Roop Nagar, Evergreen Hr. Sec. School, lower Roop Nagar and Aroma

Foundation Public School, lower Roop Nagar.The children accorded warm welcome to the

team members and actively participated in collecting plastic waste from their homes and

school.

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JMC collected 1400 kg of Single Use Plastic from 22 Schools within limits of JMC

and also seized 65 kg of Polythene carry bags from different markets of Jammu City. The

collected material was handed over to National Highway Authorities of India at

Pounichak which shall be used for constructing roads.

For collecion of plastic waste material from different schools, the collection

partners namely Indian Pollution Control Board Association, M/s Shivam Polymers, M/s

Shree Swastik Plastic Industries Pvt. Ltd., M/s Flexo Industries, M/s Shivam Plastic

House provided the vehicle and also extended their full support to the JMC for this

noble cause.

All the schools falling in Zone-A in Ward Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,

13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 40 and 71 are advised to contact with Sh.

Prem Kumar (Mb. No. 9419208556) and Sh. Parshotam Kumar (Mb. No. 9419184220)

and Zone-B in Wards Nos. 16, 18, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 59, 60, 61,

62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 72, 75 contact with Sh. Sanjeev Kumar (Mb. No. 7006465418)

and Sh. Ravinder Nath (Mb. No. 8082810159) and Zone-C in the Wards No. 21, 22, 23,

42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 68, 69, 70 contact with

Sh. Sanjay Gandotra (Mb. No. 9419132005) and Sh. Rajinder Kumar (Mb. No.

7006440269) till 28th September, 2019.

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