The Municipal Corporation of Delhi launched an anti-encroachment drive near the ITO graveyard here on Wednesday as officials arrived with bulldozers and a police escort to remove the “illegal structures”, an official said. About 50 illegal structures have to be removed and the operation is likely to continue on Thursday, the official said.
Civic officials said the encroachers were provided “necessary opportunities” to present their documents of ownership before taking action. “Anti-encroachment operation has started. This is a two-day encroachment removal action, so it will continue on Thursday as well.
In the course of action, temporary and permanent illegal structures, kiosks, huts etc. will be demolished. Campaigning in the streets and alleys behind the Times of India The perimeter of the building and the ITO cemetery. The civic body said it has written to the Delhi Police, seeking adequate police deployment in advance for the campaign.
The communication sent by the Executive Engineer (Central Zone) of MCD to the Delhi Police said that the civic body has planned action to remove encroachments from the public road behind the Times of India building in compliance with the directions of the High Court.
“The encroachers have been given necessary opportunity to show their documents to prove their ownership but none of them could submit the ownership documents. “Accordingly, an encroachment removal program has been scheduled for June 22 and 23, 2022. It is requested to kindly provide adequate police force with women police for maintaining law and order,” the communication said.
In May, civic officials had conducted a series of such exercises in Jahangirpuri, Shaheen Bagh, Madanpur Khadar, Lodhi Colony, Tilak Nagar. During the anti-encroachment drive, he had to face opposition and opposition from the local people in some areas including Jahangirpuri.
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