In an eviction drive on Thursday near Gate No. 1 of Kalinga Stadium, along the Behera Sahi Road, 31 illegal structures were demolished.
The eviction was carried out to provide a clean look to the entire Kalinga Stadium complex, where the World Cup Hockey would start from November 28 and end on December 16. Under the supervision of Additional Commissioner Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA ), the joint eviction team of BDA, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), General Administration Department and Commissionerate Police demolished the unauthorised encroachments from Rs Gauda Basti’ near Behera Sahi, Nayapalli.
During the eviction drive 21 asbestos/tin covered houses, five tin covered shops, three thatched houses and two thatched cow sheds were demolished.