India, March 19 -- The enforcement wing of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) on Tuesday carried out a demolition drive and razed three building material shops operating illegally at the furniture market near Sikandarpur metro station.

RS Batth, district town planner, GMDA on Tuesday said that the enforcement team had visited the MG road and the area around Sikanderpur metro station twice, and warning was issued to shop owners to relocate from government land and green belts. "Several vendors had shifted from the location after warnings but some of them continued to operate from government rules," he said.

"We won't allow encroachment of public spaces and green belts on roads. We are first trying to make the people a...