PRAYAGRAJ, June 12 -- A total of 151 temporary chambers of advocates, illegally constructed along the roadside around the Collectorate and district court premises, were demolished on Wednesday morning. A joint team from the administrative and police departments, along with Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) staff, arrived at the collectorate at 4 am and began demolishing the structures with a JCB. The drive, which lasted approximately 90 minutes, also saw the demolition of half a dozen roadside kiosks in addition to the advocate chambers.

The PMC had issued a deadline for the removal of these chambers last Wednesday, with notices pasted on the structures. When the chambers remained unremoved by Tuesday evening, PMC officials decided t...