Over 30,000 demolitions in Delhi in five years, 20,643 people affected: Rajya Sabha told

In 2019, a total of 4,804 demolitions were carried out by different agencies in the city, followed by 2,967 in 2020, 2,927 in 2021, 4,017 in 2022, 16,138 in 2023 and 2,624 in 2024 (till date)

In 15 days, MCD demolishes 301 illegal structures in Delhi

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), in a statement, said that 77 sealing actions have been carried out in the same period across its 12 zones

Scattered lives

Demolition drive in various parts of the Capital due to the upcoming G20 Summit has left hundreds of people homeless, facing uncertain future

At Jahangirpuri, Bulldozers crush livelihoods

Sheikh Abdul Mannan was not aware about the demolition drive that took the employment of many living in Block-C of Jahangirpuri. When he woke up at 8 am, he got to know about the North MCD’s demolition drive. Around 9 in the morning North MCD officials reached the locality to start its two-day anti-encroachment drive. […]

Devastated and Demolished: living in the constant fear of being homeless 

Recurring eviction drives in Gurugram’s famed Banjara Market have left the Gadiya Lohar community, who started this market, in constant search of a new home and stability for their future  Situated in Gurugram’s sector 56 is the famous Banjara Market—a haven for all those who like to shop for furniture and home décor—run by the […]