Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 6

Finally, the estate wing of the Municipal Corporation sealed six shops of tenants, which were not paying rent to the civic body for long, here on Thursday.

Following the directions of Mayor Karamjit Singh and Commissioner Malwinder Singh Jaggi, the team of Estate Wing led by Estate Officer Dharminderjit Singh visited the Golbagh Taxi Stand Market and Berri Gate and took action against defaulter tenants of rented shops.

The action was especially targeted against the tenants who had not paid their dues despite repeated notices issued by the Land Department for a long time. A total of six shops were sealed during today’s departmental action against the tenants.

Estate Officer Dharminderjit Singh said such actions would be expedited in the future to increase the recovery of the Land Department on the directions of the Mayor and Commissioner. He appealed that the tenants who have not yet paid the due rent of their shops, avoid the action of MC by depositing the dues without any delay. Inspector Raj Kumar, Inspector Deepak Kumar, Jagir Singh, departmental staff and police force were involved in today’s operation.