Demolition drive underway at Delhi’s Mangolpuri
As the drive started, a local MLA was detained for obstructing the Municipal Corporation officials in carrying out the demolition work.
New Delhi: The demolition drive against illegal encroachment is currently underway in the Mangolpuri area of the national capital on Tuesday.
JCB bulldozers have been employed to demolish all illegally constructed temporary structures.
As the drive started, a local MLA was detained for obstructing the Municipal Corporation officials in carrying out the demolition work.
The police force along with para-military personnel were deployed in adequate numbers to handle any untoward situation that may arise due to the demolition process. The police personnel could also be seen atop the buildings to monitor the situation.
Notably, the Municipal Corporation had already conveyed to the people about the demolition and several illegal encroachments were removed by people themselves.
At New Friends Colony, the JCB bulldozers were seen demolishing the extension work done by the people outside their houses.
Meanwhile, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has also planned an anti encroachment drive in all its four zones.
On Monday, the city bore witness to a high-voltage demolition drama at Shaheen Bagh when Municipal Corporation officials reached there along with JCB bulldozers to conduct a demolition drive. However, after people’s protest, the drive was halted as people had themselves removed the illegal encroachments.
A case was registered against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan and his supporters for obstructing South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) officials to carry out the proposed anti-encroachment drive.
