Sisodia has asked to identify land for the rehabilitation of those affected, urgently prepare a proper plan and submit a status report within a week, the government said in the statement
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An "anti-encroachment drive" was carried out by the Delhi Development Authority in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park area amid police security on Friday,.
Citing development needs, the government took over Delhi’s once thriving commons. Now, much of this land is neglected, walled off or encroached on by the rich.
They said that the project will "destroy one of the most pristine habitats in the country, one which is home to various rare and endemic species, as well as to an extremely vulnerable tribe, the Shompens of Great Nicobar".