GURUGRAM: Enforcement teams escalated their anti-encroachment efforts on Sunday, deploying bulldozers across DLF phases, Golf Course Road, South City, Sushant Lok, Suncity, and other upscale neighborhoods to remove illegal extensions impacting right of way.
Authorities demolished hundreds of illegal structures following a stay by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the stilt+four-floor (S+4) policy, pushing the government into strict enforcement mode.
The operation was spearheaded by district town planner (enforcement) Amit Madholia, with all eight teams operating simultaneously throughout the city, targeting encroachments along internal roads. Officials noted that Sunday’s actions were more extensive and executed faster than on the first day of the operation.
A significant effort took place along Golf Course Road service lanes, where illegal commercial extensions had encroached upon roadways. Structures occupying road space under the guise of business activities were demolished.
In DLF-1, particularly in A Block Extension, one of the largest operations was executed, inspecting nearly 30 lanes covering around 378 houses and taking action against over 300 properties. Officials also cleared more than 125 encroachments from green areas, including illegal parks and landscaping.
Structures such as guard rooms, fences, and ramps within the right of way were torn down. Officials reported that over 30 guard rooms and multiple ramps were removed, restoring the full width of the roads.
This drive sparked strong protests in certain areas of DLF-1. In A Block Extension, residents raised objections as structures were removed in front of their homes. Some accused the administration of harassment and threatened legal action, while confrontations with officials occurred. Police intervened to manage the situation amid rising tensions.
Officials justified the operation as essential, stating, “Roads had effectively disappeared due to encroachments on both sides, making it nearly impossible for vehicles to pass. This situation cannot continue.”
In South City-1, teams dismantled illegal constructions, guard rooms, lawn grilles, and 12 advertisement boards. Authorities issued notices after discovering 11 DG sets situated on public land, with two being removed immediately.
In Palam Vihar, encroachments, including fencing and structures extending onto roads, were cleared from over 70 houses in H and E blocks.
In Sushant Lok-3, teams removed guard rooms, gates, ramps, and boundary walls, clearing encroachments in green areas at around 70 sites.
Rosewood City saw the removal of guard rooms, ramps, steps, and fencing. In Ardee City, teams cleared guard rooms, parking sheds, ramps, over 40 fences, and several hoardings.
In Vipul World, Sector 48, illegal barricades in green spaces, along with ramps, steps, walls, and guard rooms, were removed. Likewise, in Suncity, Sector 54, parking sheds, ramps, steps, and guard rooms were demolished.
Madholia stated the drive would maintain full intensity over the next three days. “We have urged residents to remove encroachments voluntarily. Now, strict action is being implemented against violators. This is a court-directed initiative, and enforcement will continue until all encroached public land is reclaimed,” he explained.
He also mentioned that the campaign would encompass all licensed colonies in phases, with teams operating simultaneously to meet the April 22 deadline.
As enforcement efforts are ramped up and resistance grows, the city is undergoing one of its most aggressive urban clean-up operations, reshaping public spaces and signaling that violations will no longer be tolerated.
