Anti-encroachment drive held in old Gurugram
Gurugram, July 25
The enforcement wing of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) yesterday conducted a major demolition drive in old Gurugram, which covered a 4-km stretch on both sides of the roads dividing Sectors 4/7, 4/5, 4/3A and 6/12.
The action was taken to address the multiple requests submitted by citizens of Sector 4/7 and surrounding areas, as well as the latest grievances submitted during the Samadhan Shivir chaired by Gurugram Deputy Commissioner, which highlighted the illegal and rampant encroachments by hawkers and vendors along the stretch, spanning from Dreamz Mall, Sector 4, up to the Railway Station.
GMDA CEO issues directives
Repeated requests by public have led to such anti-encroachment drives across different parts of the city. GMDA CEO has also issued directives to address the problem of encroachments and to clear the green belts of unauthorised structures. We will keep conducting such drives. — RS Batth, Head, Enforcement unit, GMDA
The complainants mentioned that many roads have been encroached to a great extent by shopkeepers by illegally extending their area up to the roads and taking-over the pathways. Moreover, several hawkers and khokhas are also operating illegally without any permission from the Gurugram Municipal Corporation. A banjara population has also occupied space on the chowk of Sector 4/7, wherein almost the entire road gets encroached and only a single lane is available for vehicle movement, according to sources.
The anti-encroachment drive was conducted under the head of enforcement unit of the GMDA, RS Batth. The team, including MCG officials, traffic police officials and about 100 police personnel cleared the encroachments found in front of approximately 350 shops on the main carriageway of the GMDA.
Additionally, a large number of shanties, shops and unlicensed street vendors who were operating without the permission of the MCG along the 30-m road and green belt of the GMDA were also removed. These included about 12 tea stalls, 12 temporary shops and 38 slum huts (jhuggis). Twenty two vehicle owners were also issued challans for wrong parking by the traffic police department.
“Repeated requests by public have led to such anti-encroachment drives across different parts of the city. GMDA CEO has also issued directives to address the problem of encroachments and to clear the green belts of unauthorised structures. We will keep conducting such drives and are hopeful that public will continue to support us in our initiative,” said Batth.
