Panchkula, March 1 -- Four illegal colonies in villages Battor, Jitpur, and Tibbi Majra, along with one unauthorized warehouse in Garhi Kotaha, were razed during a demolition drive carried out by the district town planner (DTP) team in controlled areas of Barwala and Raipur Rani.

Officials said that prior notices were issued to the defaulters, but since they failed to remove the illegal structures, the department took strict action.

The demolition drive was carried out in the presence of assistant town planners Ashok Kumar and Dimpy, junior engineer Deepak Kumar, duty magistrate Narendra Phogat, sub-divisional engineer, police housing corporation, Panchkula, amid a heavy police force

The DTP said that any construction or colony develop...