Ludhiana, Oct. 11 -- An encroachment drive was conducted outside DMC hospital on Friday with an aim to streamline movement of traffic and ensure smooth movement of ambulances. The drive was conducted jointly by municipal corporation (MC) and traffic police.

During the drive, the joint teams removed the sheds/permanent encroachments on the road portions. Further the vends installed on the road portion were confiscated. In total, action was taken against around 20 encroachments.

Working on the directions of commissioner of police (CP) Swapan Sharma and MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal, the drive was led by MC zonal commissioner Jasdev Singh Sekhon and ACP (traffic) Gurdev Singh.

ACP Gurdev Singh and zonal commissioner Sekhon said that t...