Even New York City was not spared by the Uttar Pradesh government’s stern stance towards illegal constructions.
The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) bulldozed an under-construction colony, named ‘New York City’ on Thursday. The colony was spread across 45 bigha land at Mauda village of Kakori on the city outskirts.
According to a TOI report, the colony was razed to the ground as the township was being developed without its layout approved by the LDA, said the agency’s zonal officer (zone 3) Devansh Trivedi.
He said that the LDA had warned the developers earlier but they began construction again, therefore, a demolition order was passed by an LDA court.
On Thursday, an LDA team led by assistant engineer YP Singh in the presence of police, bulldozed the under-construction colony.
The LDA also sealed an open-air restaurant in Viraj Khand for operating without permission. Five other illegal constructions across Alambagh, Kakori and Krishnanagar were also sealed.
In October 2023, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government demolished a multistoried hotel of gangster-turned-BSP politician Anupam Dubey in Farrukhabad. According to reports, the value of the hotel, built on illegally occupied land, was Rs 20 crore.
In August 2023, the Noida authority formed an Enforcement Cell to focus on curbing the activities of the land mafia and builders who flout regulations. The cell aimed to crack down on those who construct houses against stipulated rules or seize land for illegal construction outside residential societies in Noida.
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