As part of the ongoing anti-encroachment drive as per high court orders, 44 encroachments were demolished in Dehradun on Monday. Additional chief secretary Om Prakash informed that 44 illegal encroachments were demolished by 364 workers apart from which a total of 305 encroachments were identified by 1093 workers and a building was sealed.
He said that Padmawati Nursing Home which was being run in a residential building was sealed. Meanwhile, various localities in the provisional State capital experienced traffic congestion due to the route diversions put in place to facilitate the demolition drive on Monday.
The anti-encroachment task force carried out demolition along Haridwar Road and Gandhi Road. Prakash further informed that the demolition drive is currently being undertaken on the main roads in the city and will later be conducted in the lanes and footpaths. After this, the authorities will begin the drive as per high court orders, to remove encroachments from along the banks of the Rispana river. Acknowledging that the number of encroachments is considerably high in the city, he said that efforts are being made to complete the demolition drive within the four-week timeline as directed by the high court.
The demolition of encroachments at Jogiwala Chowk and nearby areas, Raipur and Sahastradhara main road under the purview of Municipal Corporation of Dehradun will also be undertaken in a phased and time-bound manner.
Further, the authorities will also undertake the demolition of encroachments in the Dalanwala area and lanes of Paltan Bazaar.
The additional chief secretary stated that if more workers are needed to carry out the demolition of encroachments, the chief secretary will be requested to facilitate the workers from other districts.