A joint eviction team consisting of BDA, BMC and GA Department officials and Commissionerate police conducted an eviction drive at Madhusudan Nagar here on Monday.
The team demolished two AC-sheeted houses from Plot No 484 (Pt) of Khata No 584 and freed about 5,000 sq ft Govt land from encroachments.
The Maa Suna Devi Mahila Samiti was running over the above land for long. Though attempts had been made for eight times, yet an eviction drive couldn’t have been carried bout due to strong resistance by Samiti members and locals.
The land was allotted by the GA Department to one Dusasan Nayak in exchange of his land acquired for widening of NH 5 at Paika Nagar long ago.
Additional Commissioner Bhabani Shankar Chayani, BDA Enforcement Officer-I Madhusmita Rath and EO II Pramod Kumar Patra, GA Under SecretaryFrances Xavier loogen, BDA liaison Officer, Subhransu Sekhar Mohanty and Nayapalli PS IIC Suryamani Pradhan were present.
Two platoons of gents APR force and one platoon of lady force were deployed.
Similarly, a special joint squad (SJS) evicted encroachers from the foot path from the New Air Port Square to the City Centre and from Madhusudan Nagar to Patia Square on the day.
Three temples (Hanuman, Tarini (small) and Trinath at Kannan Vihar Phase-II) and 24 street vendors were removed from the foot path.