Chandigarh, July 30 -- In a move to curb encroachments across the city, the Chandigarh administration has deployed 12 junior engineers (JEs) under the estate office to closely monitor designated areas.

This comes amid the UT's anti-encroachment drive over the last three months during which 36 acres were reclaimed. The administration has also been seeing a surge in unauthorised settlements, particularly slums, in various parts of the city.

JEs will act as on-ground inspectors and prepare regular reports on any developments related to land encroachments. Each JE will be responsible for overseeing specific zones and will be required to submit an affidavit every 15 days, confirming that no new encroachments have occurred in their assigned a...