Overview

• Shravasti district officials demolished an unauthorized mazar on Gata Number 121, a 0.1420-hectare municipal plot reserved for timber storage.
• The operation was ordered by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and led by District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Dwivedi.
• A joint team from the Nagar Palika Parishad, Revenue Department, and police issued encroachment notices and waited through the legal notice period before proceeding.
• Adequate security personnel were deployed to maintain law and order and safeguard the demolition process.
• This operation is the latest phase of a broader anti-encroachment drive launched in April to reclaim state land along the open India-Nepal border.