Wed, 4 Nov, 2026, 04:22 pm
Reported by Mid-Day
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMCon Wednesday November 4 completed an encroachment removal drive on a plot reserved for a BEST bus station on Swami Vivekananda Marg in Borivali East The civic body evicted 27 commercial establishments operating illegally on the 3400squaremetre plotThe official statement from BMC mentioned ldquoDuring the drive 26 of the 27 commercial establishments operating on the plot were evicted by the civic bodyrdquoThe land located at Building No 7B City Survey No 15 under Town Planning SchemeII was taken up for the antiencroachment action by the BMCs R Central wardAccording to the civic body the drive was carried out by the BMCs R Central ward Around 70 personnel including engineers and other staff members were deployed for the operationThe encroachment removal operation was conducted with the assistance of two JCB machines and four dumpers Police personnel were also deployed to provide security and ensure the drive was carried out smoothlyThe BMC said the campaign was successfully completed clearing the encroachments from the land reserved for the BEST bus stationMankhurd Deonar and Chembur see major antiencroachment driveThe Mumbai Suburban District Administration has reclaimed around 395 acres of government and institutional land valued at approximately Rs 1236 crore through eight major antiencroachment operations across Kurla Mankhurd Deonar Mandale and Chembur officials saidThe operations led by Additional Collector Encroachment Removal Padmakar Rokade targeted unauthorised commercial structures scrap yards godowns shops and residential encroachments The latest action was carried out on October 29 when authorities cleared around 8000 square metres of commercial encroachments from land owned by the Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Development Corporation LIDCOM in DeonarDeonar 8000 sq m of encroachments clearedThe operation took place on LIDCOMowned land at Village Deonar Kurla taluka identified under City Survey No 1A3 and Survey No 93 The administration cleared nearly two acres 8000 square metres of commercial encroachments with the land valued at around Rs 60 crore The property has since been handed over to LIDCOM according to the administrationA senior official said Google Earth satellite images from 2000 showed that the plot was vacant at the time and had gradually been encroached uponThe operation was conducted under the guidance of the Mumbai Suburban District Collector and led by Rokade It involved the Deputy Collector Chembur SubDivisional Officer Eastern Suburbs Kurla Tehsildar and Revenue Department personnel The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC provided machinery and logistical support while police personnel were deployed to maintain law and order
