New Delhi, Feb 15 (PTI) Temporary huts and other structures built illegally on Yamuna floodplain areas at Zakir Nagar were removed on Wednesday, in compliance with a National Green Tribunal order, officials said.
About an acre of land was reclaimed, a senior official said.
“As per Hon’ble NGT (National Green Tribunal) order dated 13.01.2015 in case no. 06/2012 (Manoj Mishra Vs DDA & Others) all encroachments in Yamuna Flood Plain area are required to be removed.
“In compliance of NGT order, the removal of temporary huts & structures at Zakir Nagar on Khasra No. 276, 366 has been carried out today,” the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) said in a statement.
Earlier in the day, a shelter home in southeast Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan was removed by authorities.
Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) sources said the action was taken to make way for a proposed metro corridor in the area.
Security was stepped up near the shelter home with police personnel being deployed and barricades erected around the area.
“Seeking police deployment for the demolition process was part of the protocol,” the DUSIB sources had said.
Started on DDA land in 2014, the night shelter could accommodate 54 people.
A senior DDA official said, “The action was not taken by us but other authorities.” PTI ABU/KND SZM
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