The Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) confiscated 70 tyres on Saturday, along with three trucks loaded with goods from different city markets in its campaign against encroachments while 26 shopkeepers were also imposed fines amounting to Rs 26,000.
A TMA spokesman said over 70 tyres from different tyre were also confiscated as the city district government had strictly warned the shopkeepers that tyres, new and old, should be properly packed and covered which will help reduce the risk of dengue spreading.
The anti-encroachment operation to check tyre shops has been accelerated in the city which was launched on the directives of Administrator Saif Anwar Jappa.
During the operation, the TMA fined 26 shopkeepers and confiscated tyres from Glass Factory, Gungmandi and Cha Sultan areas, which were not properly covered and displayed in the open.
The operation to check unpacked tyres is being carried out in various city markets while raids are also being conducted under anti-encroachment operation. He said the administrator has urged the shopkeepers to cooperate with the TMA staff and take preventive measures to deal with the killer disease. He said strict action in accordance with the rules is being taken against those violating the orders.
