India, Feb. 4 -- The Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) on Monday demolished four more unauthorised buildings in Agarwal Nagar in Vasai East, bringing the total number of buildings razed since November to 16.

The buildings were constructed on partly private and partly public land reserved for public amenities, said Deepak Sawant, deputy municipal commissioner in charge of encroachment. The occupants of the unauthorised buildings are being evicted, including by force wherever necessary, he added.

According to the VVCMC, there are 41 unauthorised buildings in total in Agarwal Nagar, including the ones demolished. The civic body razed seven of them in November and five more in January.

Sawant said that the VVCMC had to delay t...