Tral, November 08 (KNO) : Awantipora Tehsil administration along with Municipal Committee (MC) on Thursday launched an anti-encroachment drive along the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Awantipora of Pulwama district. During the drive, a joint team have removed large number of structures and dumping sites here. The illegal structures including shops along the highway at Kaigam and Chersoo areas of Awantipora, were removed and this highway stretch was cleared of encroachment. The drive was held on the directions of DDC Pulwama, with the supervision of Tehsildar Awantipora, Zubair Ahmad.(KNO)