The joint eviction team consisting of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), the General Administration (GA) Department, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Commissionerate police cleared the encroachments between Acharya Vihar and Vani Vihar on NH-5 land in the city on Friday.
The squad reached the spot near the RTO office side under the Sahid Nagar police limits at about 10.30 am and demolished three religious temples (Mahadev temple in front of the Sky Automobiles, Hanuman Temple in front of the RTO office and a part of the Shani Temple at Vani Vihar), three Dhabas, five thatched houses, five wooden cabins and an AC-sheeted structure between Acharya Vihar and Vani Vihar.
Two excavators were engaged by the squad for the drive conducted by BDA Enforcement Officer Pramod Kumar Patra, BDA liaison Officer Subhransu Mohanty, BMC Assistant Commissioner (Enforcement) Mulla Mahamadm, Zone-V ACP RN Satapathy and officials of the GA Department.