District officials raze 20 homes and 50 structures in Bhondsi

GURUGRAM: District officials demolished around 20 houses and 50 under construction structures in a major demolition drive in Bhondsi on Tuesday. During the six-hour long drive, the enforcement team had to face stiff resistance from the locals who tried to stop the drive forcibly.

An agitated crowd of around 300 locals also tried to attack the anti-encroachment team from the town and country planning department when they started demolishing an illegal colony being developed on a 12-acre prime land. They also blocked the Sohna Road for some time.

District town planner (enforcement) RS Batth said that the department had received complaints about an illegal colony with the name of Bhawani enclave being developed on 12-acre prime land in Bhondsi.

“We started the drive at 10am and by the time we razed four under construction houses, locals started gathering at the site and began raising slogans. The agitators were brought under control by the police and the team was able to demolish around 20 houses, which were constructed in complete violation of building norms. Around 50 under consideration structures were also taken down,” he said.

He also said most of the houses demolished during the drive were either one or two storey and construction was still going on. “It was due to a police team of 100 cops led by sub-inspector Rajesh Kumar that the unruly crowd was controlled and drive could be carried out successfully,” Batth said. He added that a few people were detained as they tried to block the Sohna Road.