A joint team consisting of BDA, BMC and Commissionerate police continued its eviction drive for the second day and demolished 31 houses and other constructions between the Kalinga Hospital Square and Damana Square here on Thursday.
The structures which were demolished include 27 temporary shops, three AC-sheeted houses used as Banana Godown, one extension shed and all other peripheral infrastructure and the boundary wall of laxmi Narayan Temple situated in front of BDA Housing Colony and one underground Pindi.
The laxminarayan Temple Management has given an undertaking that they would shift all the idols from the temple within seven days’ time and thereafter the temple would be demolished.
During the drive, nearly about 6,000 square feet of Government land was vacated. BDA Enforcement Officer Pramod Patra and liasioning Officer Subhransu Sekhar Mohanty were present. One platoon of gents APR Force, one section lady force were deployed.
The balance illegal structures would be demolished some other day, said an official release.