ENCROACHMENTS IN NORTH DELHI REMOVED

New Delhi, April 30: Scores of unauthorised encroachments were on Monday removed in North Delhi areas, including at the famous Khari Baoli market, in a antiencroachment drive conducted by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation ( NDMC). The NDMC antiencroachment squad assisted by the city police and many administrative personnel removed several permanent encroachments at the Kingsway camp." Encroachments of permanent nature measuring 2,000 square metre and temporary measuring 1,800 square metres, including, illegal constructions at shops and buildings, were also removed during the drive, that extended from Camp Chowk to Vijay Nagar," a NDMC official said. Seven vehicles, including two trucks, that were parked in a no parking zone, were also lifted by the team. The general department of the NDMC has collected ` 62 lakh as fine by removing vehicles from September 2017 till Monday, the official said. The team included officials and staff of the NDMC, the PWD, and the revenue and the police departments. Major encroachments were removed also in Khari Baoli, he said. As many as 20 permanent structures in shape of encroachments spread over 1,500 square metre were removed from Peera Garhi, Udyog Nagar and Nangloi in the civic body’s Rohini zone. Last week, temporary encroachments measuring 800 square metre were removed from the city’s Mukarba Chowk to the Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar.