A joint eviction team of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Thursday evicted encroachers from GA Department plots and took into possession 15,000 sq ft land in Gadakana mouza.
The team demolished 16 ACC shed houses with boundary walls, two foundations and two newly constructed shops.
Similarly, in another eviction drive from Ram Mandir to Sishu Bhawan Square 10 tiffin, flower and helmet shops and 28 street vendors were evicted from the footpaths.
In another eviction drive from New Airport Square to Patia, 10 street vendors were removed. The demolition drive was conducted under the supervision of BDA Enforcement Officer Pramod Ku Patro and liaison Officer BDA SS Mohanty.