Traders Demand End To Encroachments In Rawalpindi

City traders have expressed concern on ever-increasing encroachments on roads and demanded of the Mayor to remove illegal encroachments to end frequent traffic jams which was effecting their business.

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Feb, 2018 ) :City traders have expressed concern on ever-increasing encroachments on roads and demanded of the Mayor to remove illegal encroachments to end frequent traffic jams which was effecting their business.

President Traders Welfare Association Shahid Ghafoor Paracha led by a delegation met Mayor Sardar Naseem here Tuesday and conveyed their concern regarding growing encroachments in the markets. He said illegal car parking is common even in the presence of traffic cops, creating massive traffic jam and also causing accidents.

He said due to lack of parking space, many markets of downtown areas were losing customers and distances of minutes are being covered in hours due to acute road encroachments and traffic stuckups. The Mayor acknowledging the veracity of the traders complaints and assured them that their concerns would be addressed.