PMC drive targets Satara Rd

MVA corporators Abhay Chhajed and BJP corporator Satish Misal tried to intervene in the action. They demanded various documents from the civic squad, asking the legality of the drive. The squad, however, completed the action without succumbing to any pressure.

The squad demolished a flat, admeasuring about 1000 square feet, which was built in stilt parking at Dashmesh Apartments. The squad also pulled down sheds at different places: 2500 square feet at Sambhaji Beedi, 4,800 sq ft at Swayamwar Mangal Karyalaya, 1200 sq ft at Maharashtra Coal Suppliers, 1500 sq ft at Hotel Ashray, 200 sq ft at Hotel Volga, 1160 sq ft at Shah building, 1200 sq ft at Gajanan Prasad, Shakti Merbel 400 sq ft, 500 sq ft at Laxminarayan theatre. A shed constructed on a terrace was also razed. Waghchoure said the corporation had demolished more than 60,000 square feet illegal structures in its drive.