DTCP clears 7,500 encroachments in five-day drive across 15 colonies

A detailed report on the five-day drive is being prepared for submission to senior officials in Chandigarh, according to officials.

MCG Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya directed the DTCP’s enforcement wing to ensure that all construction and demolition (C&D) waste generated during the demolition drive is promptly transported to the designated processing plant in Basai, with strict monitoring for compliance.

The DTCP was written to the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) requesting it to take charge of internal roads in 14 plotted colonies that have already been handed over for maintenance, to ensure the right of way is maintained as per approved layout plans.

The maximum action was carried out in DLF Phase 1, DLF Phase 2 and Palam Vihar, where illegal fencing in front of over 1,000 houses was removed.

The five-day drive concluded with removal of over 7,500 encroachments across more than 15 colonies. Across the period, enforcement teams removed over 1,500 boundary walls and fences, demolished more than 1,200 ramps and illegal staircases, and cleared over 800 encroached green areas; about 700 guard rooms, over 300 kiosks and 300 illegal gates were removed; front portions of more than 2,000 houses were cleared, and over 200 km of internal roads were made encroachment-free.

The DTCP enforcement wing launched a five-day anti-encroachment demolition drive across more than 15 colonies, carried out on directions from the state government and in compliance with a Punjab and Haryana High Court order related to the stilt-plus-four policy.