A joint evection team consisting of officials from the BDA and the BMC on Thursday demolished unauthorised hoardings fixed over rooftops and Government lands and parking places at Bapuji Nagar.
BDA Vice-Chairman-cum-BMC Commissioner Dr Krishan Kumar was present at the site and monitored the eviction drive.
During the drive, a total of 16 unauthorised rooftop hoardings were removed and fines amounting Rs 10,000 were collected from different business establishments for unauthorised display boards and for unauthorised stocking of goods on public passages and parking areas.
Two display hoardings of Samsung were seized by the squad and deposited at the BMC office as the owner of the hoarding refused to pay the penalty amount.
The demolition drive was conducted by Additional Commissioner BS Chayani, BMC Additional Commissioner Alok Kumar Kar, BMC Zonal
Deputy Commissioner Deepak Routray, BDA Enforcement Officer Pramod Patro and BDA liaisioning Officer Subhransu Sekhar Mohanty.
The eviction team also demolished encroachment from the Vani Vihar Rear Gate under the Sahid Nagar police station.
During the eviction drive, five thatched house (temporary shops) were demolished manually by the BMC and the BDA squad members.