GMDA, MCG remove over 200 encroachments in Gurgaon; move to aid traffic flow

The anti-encroachment drive team comprised 30 police personnel and officers of the enforcement wings of the GMDA and MCG. R S Batth, nodal officer for encroachment in Gurgaon, supervised the drive.

Neha Sharma, Spokesperson, GMDA, said the unauthorised structures were proving to be a hindrance to moving traffic.

GMDA had earlier carried out similar two-day demolition drives on Sheetla Mata Road. Till date, encroachments by over 350 shops have been removed on the stretch from Atul Kataria Chowk to Sector 5.

“Prior warnings have been issued before conducting the drives, and strict directions have also been issued against encroachment of public land. There is a zero tolerance policy towards encroachment, and FIRs will be lodged against the violators,” Batth said.

Sharma also said shops affected by the drive were given prior intimation.

“Nothing is done suddenly, our enforcement team first inspects the site and documents the constructions made without permissions. Then we intimate them and ask them to remove these, and only when they themselves do not, do we carry out the drives,” the GMDA spokesperson added.