Panchkula, July 13 -- Despite repeated complaints and the civic body's assurances, corridors in Panchkula markets continue to be encroached upon by shopkeepers for displaying and storing merchandise. This creates leaves shoppers with little space to move around besides posing other public safety troubles.

A visit by this correspondent to the markets in Sector-4, 7, 9, 11, 15, and 20 revealed that shops are brazenly disregarding public space and using it to store and display their merchandise. Some clothing stores are also using the space to seat the tailors associated with them.

When asked, some shopkeepers said they are doing so due to lack of internal space. Their collective responses, however, conveyed a distinct lack of concern abou...