Tahir Mehmood a resident of Bara market area told that no action was being taken against encroachers which had been creating problems in flow of traffic and for pedestrians as well.
When contacted with an official of Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) he said that anti encroachment drive was going on successfully in the city and adjacent densely populated areas had been made clear.
Talking to APP, Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Muhammad Bin Ashraf said encroachments were the major cause in the smooth flow of traffic, adding the traffic police was making all out efforts to avoid traffic snarls on roads.
He urged the traders to cooperate with traffic police in eradicating encroachment, saying that without removal of encroachments, increasing traffic problems could not be controlled.