Feb 04, 2025 08:24 AM IST
The buildings have been constructed on partly personal and partly public land reserved for public facilities, in accordance with the civic physique
MUMBAI: The Vasai Virar Metropolis Municipal Company (VVCMC) on Monday demolished 4 extra unauthorised buildings in Agarwal Nagar in Vasai East, bringing the full variety of buildings razed since November to 16.
Vasai-Virar civic physique demolishes 4 extra unlawful buildings in Agarwal Nagar
The buildings have been constructed on partly personal and partly public land reserved for public facilities, mentioned Deepak Sawant, deputy municipal commissioner accountable for encroachment. The occupants of the unauthorised buildings are being evicted, together with by pressure wherever mandatory, he added.
In accordance with the VVCMC, there are 41 unauthorised buildings in complete in Agarwal Nagar, together with those demolished. The civic physique razed seven of them in November and 5 extra in January.
Sawant mentioned that the VVCMC needed to delay the demolition of the remaining buildings till Monday after among the residents opposed the eviction calls. He added that delays have been additionally as a result of time taken to get rid of the particles after the demolition.
“The municipality was criticised for the slow pace of action. Finally, the corporation started taking action in earnest on Monday. We brought more machinery and started demolishing two buildings at once. As a result, four buildings were demolished during the day,” he mentioned.
On Monday, distraught residents of the 4 buildings have been seen sitting within the open with their belongings, watching helplessly as their houses have been lowered to rubble. For the reason that demolitions started in November, among the residents had pitched tents and stayed within the space for some time earlier than searching for shelter elsewhere. Whereas some shifted to rented rooms, others moved in with acquaintances.
Savitri Shinde, 43, a resident of one of many buildings that was demolished on Monday, mentioned, “The VVMC officers who permitted the construction of these buildings should also suffer and get arrested. Why are we the only ones suffering?”
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