Anti-encroachment drive begins in ITO

In the long-running drive against encroachments on the biggest graveyard in Delhi for Muslims, the MCD with the support of Delhi Police started a two-day demolition drive on Wednesday

Anti-encroachment drive at Jasola, Sarita Vihar cancelled due to unavailability of police personnel: SDMC

An anti-encroachment drive of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) scheduled at Jasola and Sarita Vihar was cancelled due to the unavailability of adequate police force on Thursday, the civic authorities said.

High Court orders DDA to remove encroachment on pond land allotted to Delhi Sahitya Kala Parishad

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to look into the allegations of encroachment on a pond land, claimed to illegally allotted to Delhi Sahitya Kala Parishad

Hazards of illegal construction plagues the Capital

With grievances lodged under MCD’s building department pending and DDA’s redressal app failing to address these issues – Delhi’s long-drawn struggle to deal with the hazards of illegal constructions and encroachment continues   Delhi has witnessed a few building collapses, where not just property but lives have been lost – most recently in North Municipal […]

No shelter in this village  

People of the Lakkarpur- khori village face a difficult time after the Faridabad Municipal Corporation demolished around 300 illegal  houses rendering the residents homeless  Amid the surging cases of Covid- 19 pandemic and rising temperatures, hundreds of families have been rendered homeless as the Faridabad Municipal Corporation demolished as many as 300 illegal construction in […]

Road that’s been ghosted

The stretch of road from Malviya Nagar Metro station to Saket District Court is facing the predicament of not just being encroached upon but also not existing in official records Encroachments on the footpaths of Press Enclave Road consist of shops and homes. People living with their families, some who have grown up here, inhabit […]

Councillors turn a deaf ear

The main problems traders face in Delhi is that of encroachment. Specially in our Meena Bazaar area, there is haphazard encroachment. You can hardly locate the entrances of our shops. There is lack of even basic facilities in our area – like availability of proper drinking water and sanitation. The roofs of Meena Bazaar have […]