Encroachments to go after monsoon: Thane civic commissioner

Encroachments in three-metre buffer zones around nullahs in the city will be demolished after monsoon, said the Thane civic commissioner on Friday. The encroachments

Published on: Aug 10, 2019, 24:31:12 IST

By Megha Pol, Thane

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Encroachments in three-metre buffer zones around nullahs in the city will be demolished after monsoon, said the Thane civic commissioner on Friday. The encroachments are the prime reason for flooding, especially in Diva and Mumbra.

On Friday, civic commissioner Sanjeev Jaiswal conducted a meeting to discuss flooding in the city. A TMC official said, “There was massive flooding in the city. We have decided that constructions along a three-metre buffer zone on each side of the nullah will be demolished after monsoon.”

In 2017, TMC had announced razing constructions over nullahs. However, no action was taken and encroachments multiplied.

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Megha Pol
I am a special correspondent with Hindustan Times and also the chief of bureau for Thane. I have worked in Thane for over a decade, covering social, civic, infrastructural, political and cultural issues.Read More

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