The government should provide alternative spaces to those whose shops have been removed
KARACHI: When people illegally expand their territory, by encroaching upon roads and streets, it causes congestion. We have been witnessing this for a long time. Parking lots outside malls and markets occupy half of the roads which results in terrible traffic jams.
Recently, the government took notice of the problem and moved to solve it by removing all illegal occupations on roads. But the major issue that has arisen because of this anti-encroachment drive is that thousands of people have lost their livelihoods as their shops — which were the only source of their incomes — have been reduced to rubble. Because of this, an increase in robberies has been witnessed in Karachi.
The government is doing a great job in the form of the anti-encroachment operation but it should also consider the outcomes of it. The government should provide alternative spaces to those whose shops have been removed so that they can earn their living.
Muhammad Talha Khan
Published in The Express Tribune, November 27th, 2018.
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