New Delhi, May 22 -- A move to combat traffic congestion and reclaim public spaces, the Delhi Traffic Police conducted a large-scale anti-encroachment drive across the New Delhi Range over a span of three days from May 19 to May 21, said a press statement on Thursday.

The special drive resulted in the issuance of 11,361 challans and the towing of 302 vehicles, including illegally parked three-wheelers, private taxis, e-rickshaws, and street vendors' carts. Legal action was initiated under appropriate sections of the law against offenders contributing to public obstruction and illegal encroachments.

According to Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic (Zone-II) Dinesh Kumar Gupta , the objective of the operation was to decongest high-...