UIT has demolished illegally owned land at Dudh Talai in an ongoing action against encroachment. The 15,000 sq ft land was utilized as a gym and martial art training center.

The construction on the land was demolished and the land authority was given to Forest Department who actually owned the land but due to mismanaged paper work, the land was occupied by the encroachers.

According to sources, a demolition team under the direction of UIT reached the location. People who owned the gym protested during the action but were controlled by police and home guard team.

Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria had objected on the encroachment and activities going in there. Since then UIT and other civic bodies were preparing to take strict action against the accused.

“We have also given notice to the gym owner but they didn’t respond and finally we decided to demolish the construction” said UIT Secretary Ram Niwas Mehta.

The property was encroached since last 15 years and its value is estimated to be around Rs.20 Crore.