MCD razes 7 unauthorised properties

The Municipal Corporation Delhi (MCD) demolished seven buildings in the Civil Lines zone on Saturday. The action was carried out at Suraj Nagar,Burari,Wazirabad,Nehru Vihar,Jahangirpuri and Mahendra Park,officials said. A release by the civic body said the demolition drive in the area will continue in the coming days. On Tuesday,the MCD also removed 80 small shops,including firecracker selling units,in Central Delhi’s Azad Market. The move was aimed at facilitating construction of a flyover on Rani Jhansi Road,officials said.

The shopkeepers were given vending rights but they turned their units into permanent ones,officials said. They were given notices and alternative sites and action was taken against only those who refused to shift.