New Delhi Apr 25 PTI The BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation SDMC will launch a month-long anti-encroachment drive in a number of areas under its jurisdiction civic authorities said on Monday adding that the dates are yet to be decidedAccording to SDMC Mayor Mukesh Suryan the areas where the drive is likely to be conducted include Okhla Tilak Nagar and Shaheen Bagh among othersThis comes after Delhi BJP Chief Adesh Gupta wrote to the mayors of South and East corporations on April 20 seeking the removal of encroachments by Rohingyas Bangladeshis and anti-social elements in their areasSuryan said that regular meetings are being held to zero in on the areas where there is heavy encroachment leading to traffic snarls and other issuesA meeting was held today Monday as well and a month-long plan has been prepared to remove encroachments from roads footpaths and government land Encroachments can be seen in many areas such as Okhla Madanpur Khadar Tilak Nagar and Shaheen Bagh among others Sites are still being identified and a final list will soon be prepared the mayor saidHe added that the dates for the anti-encroachment drive are yet to be decided by the civic bodyLast week an anti-encroachment drive conducted by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in Jahangirpuri area which witnessed violence between two communities on April 16 drew widespread criticism The Supreme Court had to intervene to stop the action thereSuryan said removing encroachments from roads and government land is an obligatory function of any civic body and the same approach is being adopted by the SDMCEncroachers will not be spared he said adding that before the anti-encroachment drive is launched notices will be sent to those who have encroached upon public land roads and footpathsMeanwhile the East Delhi Municipal Corporation EDMC continued its anti-encroachment drive in a number of areas including IP Extension Patparganj Pandav Nagar Vinod Nagar Seelampur Shakarpur Ganesh Nagar Rajgarh Colony and Ambedkar Park according to the civic authorities saidEDMC Mayor Shyam Sundar Agarwal said as part of the drive illegal temporary structures were removed from footpaths in these areasThe EDMC is committed to removing any encroachment on public land roads and footpaths Encroachment not only leads to traffic jams and restricts the movement of people but also makes an area dirty Our anti-encroachment drive will continue he said PTI AKM AKM DIV DIV

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