Rawalpindi Cantonment Board Completes Arrangements For Ashura

The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has finalized arrangements for Ashura besides completing patchwork at the routes of mourning processions, repairing roads, street lights and removal of encroachments.

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Sep, 2018 ) :The Rawalpindi Cantonment board (RCB) has finalized arrangements for Ashura besides completing patchwork at the routes of mourning processions, repairing roads, street lights and removal of encroachments.

According to RCB spokesman, Qaiser Mahmood, the RCB's anti-encroachment team is conducting operation on daily basis to clear different areas while the Board confiscated 19 truckload goods under its special operation against encroachment conducted during last week.

He said, the RCB's anti-encroachment teams on the directives of Cantonment Executive Officer Sibtain Raza, conducted raids in different areas including Tench Bhatta, Peoples Colony, Dhoke Syedan, Bakra Mandi Road, Masrial Road, Allahabad, Westridge Bazar, Mehfooz Road, Haider Road, Bank Road, Adam Jee Road, Hathi Chowk, Chor Chowk, Saddar and other areas.

He informed that special instructions have been issued to the officials concerned that there should be no encroachment particularly at the route of Muharram processions in any area.

The operation would continue and strict action in accordance with the law would be taken against the rules violators, he added.

The spokesman said, the patchwork especially at the route of the Muharram processions has been completed. Street lights along the routes of the mourning processions have also been repaired besides special cleanliness arrangements to facilitate the mourners.

The officers took a visit of the routes of mourning processions and other areas and checked thearrangements finalized for Ashura.

Qaiser Mahmood said, Cantonment General Hospital Rawalpindi would remain alert 24 hours.