The DDA on Monday conducted an anti-encroachment drive in a🐭 portion of the environmentally-sensitive Yamuna Flood Zone and "20-30 illegal♍ constructions" were removed, officials said.
The drive near Sarai Kale Khan area was carried out by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) according to tཧhe norms outlined by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), they said.
A senior official said, out of about 80 temporary structures, around "20-30 illegal constructions were remo𒀰ved" on Monday. The remaining would be ꦑcleared in subsequent phases of the drive, he added.
"This is i♛n pursuant to guideline of the NGT and commitment of the DDA that Yamuna Flood Plain should be removed from encroachments," the authority sa🌺id.
Over 100 acres of land falling in the Yamuna Flood Zone had been cleared of encroachment during a series of🌄 demolition driꦐves by the DDA during November-December 2015.
(With PTI inputs)
