As many as 14 cabins, seven thatched houses and 16 extended veranda and a cow shed were demolished and some vendors were evicted during a joint eviction drive undertaken by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and General Administration (GA) Department here at Dumuduma OSHB Colony on Tuesday.
The eviction squad also demolished unauthorised construction made over the drain at the colony (Phase II). While the demolition drive was completed on the left side of the road from NH-5 towards at the OSHB Colony, the rest will be done on Wednesday. BDA Enforcement Officer-II Damodar Mahalik along with officials of the BMC and GA was present during the demolition. Adequate security arrangements were also made to avoid any untoward incident on the spot.