MUMBAI, July 15 -- The director of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in his recent affidavit to the Bombay High Court, said that 10 places -- in Uttan, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Ambernath, Shahpur, and Murban -- that were inspected on June 6 by concerned authorities, including the forest department and housing board officials, to relocate illegal encroachers were found to be unsuitable. This is in response to the court's January orders in a contempt petition filed in 2023 by the Conservation Action Trust alleging non-compliance to its 2003 order to remove encroachments, rehabilitate eligible encroachers, and construction of a boundary around the park. The affidavit states that the inspected sites either lacked electricity, water supply, sewage and drainage facilities or fell under no development zones (NDZ) and Green Zones. Additionally, in May 2025, they were unable to identify eligible families for rehabilitation due to non-cooperation by encroachers. The survey perisod was extended till the end of July 2025. The May 31 deadline to demolish commercial-use encroachment on the forest land was also not possible as they were located among residential-use encroachment areas in tightly-packed hutment colonies, making it difficult to access for demolition. These demolitions, planned for May 5 and 6, were postponed as police bandobast was not available and then over 2,000 people led by local political leaders. On May 26, a former corporator of the Thane Municipal Corporation allegedly gathered a hostile crowd and obstructed the demolition squad. "There was a very real possibility of violence breaking out against the Forest Department officials and staff along with the police personnel; the demolition program was abandoned," the affidavit said....