Overview

• The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation demolished 8,500 structures on the first day of the final phase of the Chandola Lake encroachment clearance drive, reclaiming 2.5 lakh square meters of land.
• Over 50 bulldozers and 3,000 police personnel were deployed to support the operation, which is expected to continue until the area is fully cleared.
• Authorities have detained over 200 Bangladeshi migrants during the demolition, citing illegal residency in the area.
• Residents living in the area before 2010 are eligible for alternative housing under a government scheme for economically weaker sections.
• In Rajkot, a parallel operation demolished over 60 illegal properties linked to 38 individuals with serious criminal records, reclaiming land worth Rs 6.52 crore.