UP govt bulldozes over 130 illegal constructions in 7 Nepal border districts in 2 months

As many as 130 unauthorised constructions were demolished, 198 structures sealed, and 223 served with notices by the Uttar Pradesh government. The drive, as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal encroachments, was undertaken in seven districts of the state along the Indo-Nepal border in the past two months.

The crackdown being carried out on illegal structures following directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath includes Eidgahs, madrasas, and mazars, among others.

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The crackdown has targeted illegal structures across Pilibhit, Shravasti, Balrampur, Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, Siddharthnagar, and Maharajganj, with Shravasti topping the list with action against 149 encroachments.

Shravasti District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Dwivedi informed on Thursday that, as per CM Yogi Adityanath’s directive, action has been taken against illegal mosques, Eidgahs, madarsas, and mazars built on both government and private land within 10 km of the Indo-Nepal border.

So far, 149 illegal constructions have been identified in Shravasti. While notices have been served to all 149 structures, 140 constructions have been sealed, and 37 have been demolished. The DM confirmed that the action against illegal constructions is still ongoing.

Lakhimpur Kheri District Magistrate Durga Shakti Nagpal informed that a total of 13 illegal constructions have been identified in the district, of which three have been demolished, 10 sealed, and one served with notice.

Similarly, action has been taken against 45 identified illegal constructions in Maharajganj, of which 24 have been sealed and 31 demolished.

In Siddharthnagar, 23 illegal structures were identified; notices were issued to two, and 21 were demolished. In Bahraich, 25 such structures were found, with five sealed and 15 demolished.

In Pilibhit, 2 illegal constructions were identified, both of which have been demolished. In Balrampur, 41 illegal constructions were identified, of which one was served a notice, 19 sealed, and 21 demolished.

Under CM Adityanath’s directives, in the last 60 days, Shravasti led the crackdown on illegal constructions in border districts, followed by Maharajganj and Balrampur.