SRINAGAR: Lakes and Waterways Development Authority today demolished around dozen illegal structures around Dal Lake, in which one person injured during this drive.
A massive demolition operation was carried out through its Enforcement wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LWDA), ten illegal structures were demolishes in the of areas Friends Colony, Tailbal, Dangerpora and Dhobi Mohalla Shalimar, in which 04 second storey structures and one single storey structure were demolished at which were raised illegally by some miscreants. Also in the area of Panditpora, Rangparistan, Nowpora, Duwlatabad and WFR in which one 3rd storey, 02 shops, one room structures and tin walling were demolished the drive one demolition squad member got injured namely Khursheed Ahmad Lone during the demolition. People hailed the efforts of LAWDA.
Meanwhile, Lakes & Waterways Development Authority intends to carry out series of demolition drives in the coming days. In a statement to Valley Media Service, Enforcement Officers of LAWDA Sohail Reshi & Tariq Ahmad who supervised the demolition drive, both appealed people to demolish illegal structures on their own to save this prestigious water body for posterity.
According to Enforcement Officers of LAWDA, the demolition drive will continue with full vigour to remove all the illegal structures in non – permissible areas in the catchment area of Dal Lake. They said legal action was also initiated against the owners of houses and other structures which have come up in violation of the Master Plan.
People are advised to desist from carrying out illegal constructions in the area falling in the jurisdiction of LAWDA and demolish their illegal structures on their own to save this prestigious water body for posterity. Further, all the public residing within the LDA jurisdiction are hereby directed that not to go for any sort of illegal constructions / encroachments. As the Enforcement wing will continue with demolition of illegal construction moreover the Tipper/Load carried owners are directed not carry construction material in the prohibited area of Dal/ Nigeen Lake without permission.(VMS)
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