The Hindu 24.05.2018
MCG demolishes 500 structures
Municipal Corporation of Gurugram’s demolition drive in progress at the
biodiversity park on Mehrauli-Gurugram Road on Wednesday.Manoj KumarDe23
Police
To clear 7-acre encroached land at biodiversity park in a day-long drive
Nearly 500 temporary and permanent structures were razed by the
Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) in a day-long demolition drive
on Wednesday to clear encroachments from over 7-acre land at the
biodiversity park on Mehrauli-Gurugram Road.
Written complaint
The
MCG has also given a written complaint against half-a-dozen of
residents of Nathupur village at DLF Phase-II police station for
registration of a case in this connection.
A team led by
Additional Municipal Commissioner Y.S. Gupta and comprising 400 police
personnel kicked off the demolition drive around 7 a.m. Fifteen backhoe
loaders razed over 400 jhuggis and nearly 100 permanent structures by
afternoon.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (DLF) Anil Kumar, four
Station House Officers, 300 policemen and 100 policewomen were also
present during the drive.
A press statement issued by the
municipal body said that the MCG team made an announcement asking
residents to remove their belongings before the drive started.
An
FIR was registered against Nathupur residents and brothers Rajkumar and
Jaikumar on May 15 under Sections 447 (criminal trespass) and 188
(disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the IPC
and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1981.
Stating
that the 350-acre biodiversity park was the lifeline of the Millennium
City, MCG Commissioner Yashpal Yadav said the 7-acre of land in question
had been illegally encroached upon since Nathupur village was included
in the municipal area in 2008.
He said the jhuggi-jhonpri cluster
on the encroached land was causing inconvenience to residents of several
blocks of DLF Phase-III and that notices had been sent to the dwellers
several times in the past. Mr. Yadav said the land in question will be
developed into a green patch and beautified.
Warning those who
have encroached upon MCG land, Mr. Yadav said the municipal body was
serious about removing encroachment from its land. He added that the MCG
will continue its anti-encroachment drive in future.
The 7-acre land in question had been illegally encroached upon since Nathupur village was included in the municipal area in 2008
Yashpal Yadav
MCG Commissioner