The BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) said that regular meetings are being held to "zero in" on the areas where there is heavy encroachment, a PTI news agency report read.
The property owner of three-storey house, which collapsed on Monday killing two labourers and trapping four, was served a notice on March 31 for carrying out renovation work in the building. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) mayor Mukesh Suryan said that they had informed the police to stop the work but to no avail.
The BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Tuesday cracked down on encroachers in all its four zones and removed temporary structures and illegal hoardings as well impounded vehicles, freeing a nearly five km road stretch, officials said.
The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has identified several illegal encroachments in the area and is now planning to carry out a demolition drive soon.