Over 15 illegal constructions including the building of Salepur Private Bus Owners’ Association on the premises of Salepur bus stand were demolished by the local administration on Monday.

The structures were built illegally on government land for commercial purposes, said Salepur Tehsildar Rudra Narayan Dash.

Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) in 1981 had taken more than seven decimals of land from Salepur Tehsil on lease basis and set up the bus stand. After 1990, the bus stand became idle as OSRTC stopped plying buses on Cuttack-Chandbali State Highway. Later, OSRTC leased out the unused land to some persons who constructed permanent structures and handed them over to some shopkeepers on rent. The bus stand building was handed over to Salepur Private Bus Owners Association on lease.