LUCKNOW, June 19 -- In a renewed bid to reclaim public spaces and enforce rule of law, the administration has launched a campaign to crack down on encroachments across Lucknow and other districts under the division, targeting illegal occupations of government and gram sabha land by unauthorised developers and mafia, officials said on Thursday.

Officials asserted that encroachments -- be it under political or financial influence -- would not be tolerated.

As part of the crackdown, plot-wise surveys, GIS mapping, and zero-tagging of all government land across the city have been ordered to fast-track identification of encroachments. Special attention is being paid to high-value plots and zones where unauthorised colonies have mushroomed, o...