The joint enforcement squad comprising officials of the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), General Administration (GA) and Road and Building (R&B) Departments on Monday cleared around three of five acres of encroached land in the Khurdha District and Sessions Court premises here for construction of a judicial complex.
Nearly 60 cabins, some hotels, two temples and an under-construction temple were demolished. However, the encroachment of the backside of the Sub-Registrar office, which is functioning in the court premises, would be cleared later.
In January this year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and the then Orissa High Court Chief Justice had laid the foundation stone for the judicial complex. The Rs 40-crore proposed judicial complex will facilitate functioning of around 50 courts.
“We had made formal announcement through public address system for the eviction drive. Though the vendors opposed the eviction move initially, we managed to pacify them,” said BDA Enforcement Officer Deba Prasad Dash.