Continuing their relentless drive against squatters, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Tuesday removed many illegal structures and seized 30 vehicles and 150 articles in an action conducted against encroachers in several areas.
A senior NMC official said the action was carried out with the help of the Delhi Police and other civic agencies in which many temporary and permanent encroachments removed.
He said the articles which were seized during the drive including six selling carts (reharis), cartons, iron pipe, waterproofing sheet (tirpal), iron stools, table, bags, iron frame, stove (chulha), wooden box, water drum, iron stool cooler, wooden block and plyboard.
The civic body targeted stretches of Punjabi Bagh flyover to Ashoka Park Main, From Tikona Park to DB Gupta Road,and areas of St. Stephens Hospital, Tis Hazari, Gokhale Market, S.P. Mukherjee Marg to Old Delhi Railway Station, H C Sen Road, New Delhi Railway Station, Kamla Market, Tagore Road, Delhi Engineering College, Shahabad Village (both sides), From Burari bypass to Nathupura Mod, C-block, Jwalapuri Road, Mangolpuri, Shops from road and other adjoining areas.
The South zone of East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) also sealed 19 properties for misusing spaces at Jagat Puri, Pushpanjali Enclave and Vishwas Nagar.
A senior EDMC official said that a joint action programme by general license branch under encroachment drive General Health Trade license from Patpar Ganj drain to Madhuban Chowk and Vikas Marg and 45 articles were seized by Public Health Department.
"As part of enforcement measures 18 health trades were also prosecuted. Also, 14 tandoors were destroyed in different localities of the Shahdara South zone," he said.
Also, the Veterinary Department of EDMC sealed 23 items at Gazipur Market, he said. The official also said that anti-malaria operation staff has served 133 notices to those householders in whose residences mosquito breeding or mosquitogenic conditions have been detected.
"36 Vehicles were impounded from M.S. Park fly over and surrounding area and 1700 permanent ramp has been demolished from Maujpur red light to Kashi Ram Doodh Wala ( Babarpur Road), he added.
In a similar drive, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) also took action in areas of Hukum Chand Marg, Harsukh Marg, Deer Park, Jhandu Singh Marg and Green Park Extension. "During the drive, 9 vehicles and 37 articles were seized. "Nine temporary taxi stands were demolished and 27 vehicles challaned.