In pursuance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s ongoing drive to clear Uttar Pradesh of encroachments, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has carried out a massive demolition drive on 12,45,820 square metres of land worth Rs 12.4 billion between April 1 and August 24 this year. The market rate of the land is estimated at Rs 10,000 per square metre.
A presentation made by YEIDA before the CM recently revealed that the authority served notices on as many as 1250 people in 415 cases, issued demolition orders and razed the structures in 219 cases. The authority also got FIRs registered against 79 individuals and initiated action in the remaining cases. The encroachments have been removed in Jhajjar & Inayatpur villages of Bulandshahr; Dorpuri, Khandeha and Simrauthi villages of Aligarh; Mirtana & Paunigaon Bangar of Mathura; and Dankaur village of Gautam Buddh Nagar. The massive demolition drive assumes significance as the Uttar Pradesh government has lined up a series of ambitious development projects in the YEIDA area.
The projects include Jewar International Airport, Medical Device Park, Toy Park, Data Centre Park, Film City, Logistics Hub, Apparel Park, Electronics Manufacturing Cluster and Heritage City.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had recently directed the law-enforcing agencies to remove all illegal structures, including unauthorised parking lots, from streets to check encroachment and curb accidents. The UP Police have also attached and demolished properties worth over Rs 3,190 crore, mostly belonging to the mafia and gangsters, since 2018.