Dehradun, Nov. 26 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
Vikasnagar (Dehradun), 24 Nov: Action against illegal encroachment on Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (UJVNL) land along the Shakti Canal banks in Dhakrani and Dhalipur, Vikasnagar, continued for the second day today. The drive, which began yesterday, resulted in demolition of approximately 65 illegal encroachments today and the drive was continuing even as this report was filed. The drive led by the district and block level administrative team was carried out today under heavy police presence.
During the anti-encroachment drive, six JCB machines were deployed to systematically raze residential and non-residential buildings. Residents, after failing in their attempts to save their homes, were ...