GDA Dismantles Illegal Structures, Recovers ₹30 Crore Vasundhara Land
GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has dismantled an illegal township spanning 23 hectares in Bhikhanpur and Morta, where developers had constructed roads and boundary walls. A recent survey from the GDA indicates that the number of illegal colonies has increased to 351, up from 321 in 2021, occupying a total of 2,944 acres of land, said an official. The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) has also reclaimed 1,600 square meters of land in Vasundhara valued at ₹30 crores. “In these areas, encroachers collaborated with land sharks to designate land for residential purposes without obtaining necessary map approvals. They established an…