LCMA conducts major demolition drive in Srinagar areas

Srinagar, Nov 3: The Enforcement Wing of Lake Conservation & Management Authority (LCMA) Thursday launched a demolition drive in the areas of Baba Demb, Chandpora Harwan, Friends Colony Shalimar and Ishber.
During the drive, one wooden Shed, two single stories with compound walling, one Plinth block, shuttering, compound walling (Block Bricks) and one second storey raised illegally were demolished on the spot.
Moreover, a demolition drive was also conducted in the interior areas of Dal lake viz. Kand Mohalla, Sofi Mohalla and Tinda Mohalla.
During the demolition process, the areas being sensitive in law and order, some miscreants assembled at several places and hurled stones and bricks on the demolition team thereby trying to disrupt the process of demolition. But the demolition team remained on forefront and managed to demolish one wooden shed, one plinth and one house boat platform near Ghat No.2. In this regard, legal action was also initiated against the miscreants.
All the public residing within the LDA jurisdiction and in-lake are hereby once again directed not to go for any sort of illegal constructions / encroachments, as the Enforcement wing will continue with demolition of illegal constructions/ removal of encroachments.