In a drive against ongoing anti-encroachment drive, municipal corporations in Delhi on Thursday removed several temporary and permanent structures. Hundreds of vehicles, rehris and other items were also seized by the civic bodies.
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation also destroyed 50 kg fruits and 80 kg of food items in its central zone. It also impounded 60 vehicles in an operation conducted in west zone.
A senior SDMC official informed that an encroachment removal drive was undertaken in three zones of the SDMC, following the instructions of Special Task Force (STF) appointed on the orders of Supreme Court.
In the action, vendors and hawkers from both sides of the roads were removed, he said.
The action was taken jointly by the licensing branch, Delhi Police and Traffic Police. The action was undertaken from AIIMS to lado Sarai T-point on Aurobindo Road, Green Park, Yusuf Sarai, Gautam Nagar to lado Sari T-point, Metro station Nehru Place and Prem Nath Dogra Marg, Tamil Sangam Marg, RK Puram, he informed.
The similar drive was also taken up in the Central zone at Sidharth Nagar, Sunlight Colny, Bhagwan Nagar Jeewan Hospital Gurdwara Road, Janakpuri and Uttam Nagar.
Meanwhile, North Corporation also sealed 17 factories running illegally in Sultanpur Majra. It also conducted a similar action in Rohini, G T Road, Begumpur, Inderlok and other areas.
A senior official of North Delhi Municipal Corporation said that the building department also sealed ten properties in Karolbagh, Narela and Rohini zone for number of violations.
East Delhi Municipal Corporation has also impounded 43 vehicles from Shastri Park, Seelampur, Maujpur and Khajuri. Also, anti- encroachment drive conducted in Gandhi Nagar, Kailash Nagar, Geeta Colony and Vivek Vihar.