NMC demolishes 12 illegal sheds at Bhilgaon on a holiday, seizes two truckloads of goods

The enforcement department of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) carried out anti-encroachment drives on Wednesday even though the civic body was closed for a holiday. A squad reached Bhilgaon on Kamptee Road and used a bulldozer to demolish 12 illegal sheds.

Bhilgaon lies on the outskirts of the city, so action has not usually been taken there, and encroachers had grown bold. Encroachments and illegal sheds had taken over not only the footpaths but also the edges of the roads.

The squad's sudden arrival on Wednesday caused panic among the encroachers. It began targeting the illegal sheds as soon as it reached the spot. Under the drive, action was also taken against illegal handcarts, shops and unauthorised structures on roads and footpaths.

Illegal handcarts and shops on the road and footpath from the Pili Nadi area to the Civil Lines area were then removed. About two truckloads of goods were seized, including eight handcarts.

The action was carried out on the orders of the Nagpur city Police Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic). Other anti-encroachment squads of the enforcement department joined in a combined drive on Itwari's Bardi Main Road.

Action was also taken in Mahal and surrounding areas. Encroachments were cleared from Mahal Chowk to Badkas Chowk, the Gadkari Wada premises and the Kalyaneshwar Temple premises, and then again from Mahal Chowk to Badkas Chowk. Illegal handcarts on the road and footpath on both sides were removed here as well.

The teams acted under the guidance of enforcement department Deputy Commissioner Mangesh Khawle and Assistant Commissioner (in charge) Sanjay Kamble. The department's action thus continued on Wednesday from Bhilgaon to Civil Lines, Bardi, Mahal and Badkas Chowk.