India, Feb. 10 -- In a major crackdown on illegal structures, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) demolished 829 unauthorised constructions in the Kudulwadi, Chikhali area measuring 86.36 lakh square feet, said the officials.

On Sunday PCMC's building permission and unauthorised construction control department, along with the zonal demolition task force, cleared encroachments spanning 68 lakh square feet, affecting 607 structures. Besides, on Saturday as many as 222 unauthorised structures in these same areas were demolished, measuring 18.36 lakh square feet, said the officials.

As per officials, encroachments, including tin sheds, factories, warehouses, and scrap shops built on reserved land and planned road networks, wer...