The Delhi government on Tuesday informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has demolished illegal structures in the Central Ridge area near the Birla temple.
“In compliance with the direction of the NGT, demolition was carried out inside 7.5 acres of Ridge land on January 4. The structures demolished included a prachin mahamai temple along with two platforms and four jhuggis,” the report read.
Service road
The service road running parallel to Birla Mandir was spared as the representative of the Land and Development Office contended that the street was part of the temple and should not be demolished, it read.
The Bench was hearing an execution petition filed by the petitioner seeking implementation of the Tribunal’s March 3, 2015 order directing the demolition of the illegal structures.
The Delhi government also told the Bench that to prevent any re-encroachment of the area, a boundary wall was essential but the work could not be started due to intervention by the temple management, which is claiming that the area was allotted to them for a service road.
The NGT has directed the Delhi government to construct the boundary wall at the earliest and file a status report by March 6, the next date of hearing.
