The authorities in Srinagar late Friday night seized a large number of tipper trucks from various areas in a massive crackdown on land mafia involved in illegal constructions in the city.
Officials said the seizure of over a hundred tipper truckswas made at different checkpoints set up across the Srinagar city in efforts toclampdown on land mafia and curb the prevalence of illegal constructionstherein.
Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudharyvisited several spots where seizures of said tipper trucks were made issuingstrict instructions against their release and for immediate cancellation oftheir registrations.
He lauded the SSP Traffic Tahir Gilani and his team fortheir key role in the crackdown said the seizures made last night. He said awell-thought-out arrangement as per plan has been put in place to dismantle theland mafia and curb illegal constructions and dealings therein.
The DC in his May 31 order had instructed the concerned SHOsand Traffic authorities to ensure that except those with valid transportationpermissions no movement of trucks carrying construction material be allowedanywhere in the district.
It directed LAWDA, SMC and Forest Department to set up nightcheckpoints at entry points to prevent nighttime transportation of material forillegal constructions, besides immediate seizure of all such vehicles orload-carriers transporting construction material in violation of guidelines inthis regard.
The order also instructs for strict maintaining of registersrecording all important details of all such vehicles allowed or seized at thesecheckpoints.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar K K Sidha whooversees implementation of the order and SDM East Sundeep Singh accompanied theDC to the said spots.