Rawalpindi: Phase two of the anti-encroachment operation will begin from January 10, a news report stated. District administration and Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) will launch the drive against 55 parks and 54 graveyards. The small markets of the old city, schools, and streets of upmarket areas will also be targeted.
Notices have been issued to encroachers in all these areas.
Initially, land will be retrieved from influential individuals with illegal graveyard holdings. RDA Chairman Arif Abbasi has stated that the operation is aimed at restoring the real beauty of the city. Additionally, graveyards will have more space for burial once the encroachments have been cleared.
After clearing the seized land in parks, swings will be set up for recreational purposes. The provincial government plans to eradicate the hold of the encroachment mafia from the city.
At present, the drive is also being conducted in other cities to recover state and public lands.
