Karachi: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) is all set to launch an operation against encroachments in Saddar today, a news source reported. The decision of the operation was made in a meeting chaired by Metropolitan Commissioner Dr Syed Saif-ur-Rehman.
The district administration, Rangers, police, district municipal administration South, Cantonment Board, Sindh Solid Waste Management Board, SSGC and K-Electric will take part in the operation to be carried out in three phases.
The shopkeepers were directed to remove the encroachments through banners and pamphlets. KMC had warned of action in case of non-compliance. The operation will begin from Empress Market and in the first phase, the footpaths will be cleared. The encroachments alongside shops will be removed in the second phase. During the third phase, all encroachments will be removed in and around Empress Market to restore these buildings to their original shape.
