Longleng ADC prohibits encroachment of public spaces

DIMAPUR — Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Longleng Thungchanbemo Tungoe has issued an order stating that several shopkeepers, roadside open vendors, business establishments, and individuals are occupying and encroaching upon public footpaths, walkways, roadsides, drains, and spaces in front of shops and commercial establishments.

According to a DIPR report, this is being done by displaying goods, construction materials, furniture, temporary structures, and other articles, which obstructs the free movement of pedestrians, causes inconvenience to customers, hinders traffic flow, and creates a public nuisance.

Such unauthorised occupation and encroachment of public streets, footpaths, walkways, and public spaces are detrimental to public safety, convenience, sanitation, and orderly urban management, the order noted.

The order stated that under the provisions of the Nagaland Municipal Act, 2023, all public roads, footpaths, pavements, public streets, and public places vest in and are regulated by the Municipal or Town Council, and no person shall obstruct, occupy, or encroach upon such public spaces without lawful authority.

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The ADC directed all shopkeepers, roadside or open vendors, business establishments, and individuals to immediately remove and clear all encroachments, obstructions, goods, materials, temporary structures, stalls, furniture, and any other articles placed on public footpaths, walkways, roadsides, drains, and spaces in front of their premises.

The order prohibited occupation or encroachment of public footpaths, walkways, roadsides, drains, and public spaces for the display, storage, or sale of goods and materials; setting up of temporary stalls, kiosks, or vending structures or any activity obstructing roads, pedestrian pathways, or public places; placing construction materials, equipment, furniture, or other articles on public roads, footpaths, and municipal land; blocking entrances of shops, public access areas, or pedestrian pathways causing inconvenience to the public; and any act resulting in obstruction to the free movement of pedestrians, emergency services, or vehicular traffic.