The Railways Rawalpindi Division will launch grand anti-encroachment operation on February 1 to vacate its occupied land. According to a Pakistan Railways spokesman, a comprehensive plan has been devised in this regard by the Railway authorities to get the occupied land released. The Railways authorities with the help of Railway and Punjab police would conduct operation and all arrangements in this regard have been finalized.
He said all the land encroachers have been issued red notices and warned to vacate the land on their own before February, 1 otherwise, stern action would be taken against them without any relaxation. The report about anti-encroachment operation and its progress would be prepared on daily basis and presented to high-ups while within two weeks period all occupied land would be get vacated.
Pakistan Railways has also decided to commercially utilize its land located at important places in Rawalpindi division and the entity will be able to earn millions of rupees monthly by leasing out land which will help easing the financial crunch, he said.
