Amravati. The busiest and major market area of the city, from Sham Chowk to Bapat Chowk, is completely in the trap of encroachment. The main road here has become narrow due to encroachment. Due to which vehicles are getting stuck instead of running on this route. Due to which this route is proving to be a headache for the citizens. It is not that the encroachment department and the traffic police of the Municipality have no information about this, but due to neglect, the increasing encroachment in this commercial area is ruining the business and business.
hand carted road
Between Sham Chowk and Bapat Chowk, this route remains busy due to the market for women’s goods. In which there is movement of vehicles from both the sides. Due to the crowd of shopping women on this route, many hand carts are being illegally encroached by placing them in the middle of the roads. The vehicles of the people who came to buy on these hand carts are also parked in the middle of the road, leaving hardly any way for the people to come and go. The drivers have to work hard for commuting from Sham Chowk-Bapat Chowk.
footpath swallowed encroachment
From Sham Chowk to Tehsil Road also, arrangements were made for pedestrians to walk on both sides by making them sit checkers on the footpath. Initially the citizens also benefited from it, but gradually this route was occupied by the encroachers. The pavement has been occupied by hand carts of things like clothes, secrets, hat-socks, slippers-shoes. The camp of these vehicles is increasing day by day, as if someone has given permission to these hand carts to put them on the roads fearlessly by taking money.
Jam Roz Ki Baat in peak hour
Encroachment is spreading so fast due to new hand carts being installed in the premises every day that in a few days only the Municipal Corporation and the traffic police may have to close the road. The encroachers are arbitrarily occupied in front of the municipal and traffic police, yet many questions are being raised due to the neglect of the administration. The citizens have to pay for it. Due to the problem of traffic jam here, both the time and fuel of the drivers are being wasted.