Raipur: 77 Homes Demolished in Airport Anti-Encroachment Drive
Representative AI image RAIPUR: On Monday, authorities demolished 77 ‘illegal’ houses situated on government land near Raipur airport in Chhattisgarh, leading to protests from residents, including women who tried to block bulldozers. They argued that many of the structures were built under the PMAY scheme. The demolition was carried out by the revenue department, police, and Raipur Municipal Corporation in Sammanpur (Nakti) village within the Dharsinwa development block, a government official reported. The government land, approximately nine hectares, had allegedly been occupied illegally for an extended period, and the demolition was part of an anti-encroachment effort, according to an official…