Overview

• Delhi authorities carried out the demolition on June 1 to remove 370 illegal encroachments narrowing the Barapullah drain and reduce flood risk.
• The operation displaced hundreds of Tamil-origin families from the decades-old Madrasi Camp settlement in Jangpura.
• District Magistrate Anil Banka confirmed that 189 households qualified for flats in Narela while 181 did not meet resettlement criteria.
• Tamil Nadu has pledged coordinated aid through its New Delhi liaison office and district collectors to cover travel and essential needs of returnees.
• Affected residents have expressed concern over a lack of job opportunities in their home state, complicating plans to relocate.