Delhi: Anti-encroachment drives continue, bulldozers roll through 6 areas
Hindustan TimesThe bulldozers and enforcement teams from the three municipal corporations targeted six neighbourhoods on Friday and razed hundreds of illegal hutments, temporary structures, street vends and ramp/staircase extensions on footpaths. The anti-encroachment drives were undertaken in several areas, including Goyal Dairy in Najafgarh, Vishu Garden in west zone, Prem Nagar in Karol Bagh, Samaypur Badli in Rohini, and Krishna Nagar in east Delhi. North Delhi Municipal Corporation undertook its encroachment removal drives from near Samaypur Badli Metro station up to Rohini Sector 18 Metro station and Prem Nagar in Karol Bagh. “During the encroachment removal drive in Rohini, from Samaypur Badli Metro Station to Sector 18 Metro station, 75 temporary structures and jhuggies were removed. East Delhi East Delhi Municipal Corporation carried out an encroachment removal drive in Krishna Nagar area and Jheel Chowk and cleared up 2km of road space.