CIDCO on demolition spree, reclaims 56 acres this year

The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) is at the halfway mark this year in its massive demolition drive to raze unauthorised constructions and encroachments on its land.

- G Mohiuddin Jeddy

NAVI MUMBAI:

That's around 2,200 illegal structures demolished on 56 acres of land worth over ₹2,500 crore in Navi Mumbai, Panvel, Ulwe and Dronagiri. The nodal agency had earmarked 300 sites for this year, around half of which have been cleared so far.

CIDCO has issued notices under the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act to the owners of encroachments and unauthorised constructions on CIDCO land, with a view to razing them. It has also been publishing the list of those who have been issued such notices to warn citizens.