Ranchi: Acting upon the recent direction of Jharkhand High court, Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) and the district administration on Thursday started an anti-encroachment drive to get rid of structures constructed on the catchment areas of water bodies in the city.
The officials have identified a total of 119 structures on the banks of Harmu river and on the catchment area of Kanke dam and they will be demolished within the next fortnight. Apart from that more such illegal structures are being identified and will be removed after following due procedures. On Thursday, they removed 23 illegal structures situated on the banks of Harmu river and Kanke dam.