Los servicios de Damasco eliminan las obstrucciones no autorizadas en áreas vitales de la capital.

Abdul Qader Abdul Qader, director of services in Damascus, announced on Wednesday, May 21, the implementation of a campaign to remove unauthorized encroachments in the Old City and Jobar areas of Damascus, in cooperation with the province's police department.

He explained that specialized teams removed encroachments and violations, including commercial stalls on sidewalks and public properties in markets such as Madhat Pasha, Al-Bzouriya, Al-Hamidiyah, as well as the vicinity of the Umayyad Mosque.

Encroachments were also removed in the Harika Square and Jobar area on the tanneries road, and confiscated due to causing obstruction to citizens' movement.

Abdul Qader confirmed that the directorate continues to carry out daily campaigns in various parts of the city to ensure the removal of random encroachments, while taking legal action against violators.

This comes after Damascus province, represented by the Old City Directorate, issued warnings to shop owners in Al-Bzouriya and Madhat Pasha markets, urging them to "remove goods and violations placed on the roads, to preserve public safety and pedestrian flow in these vital markets."

The province had previously conducted a comprehensive campaign to remove random encroachments, due to "causing traffic congestion and distorting the city's public appearance," after providing alternative sites for selling goods and the voluntary removal deadline expired.

Damascus province emphasized "its commitment not to allow the return of any random encroachments that harm the city's civilized appearance and endanger the safety of citizens," stating that this comes after securing appropriate alternatives.