Gujarat's Gandhinagar district administration along with the district police launched a large-scale demolition drive against illegal encroachments on Thursday morning. Officials began bulldozing more than 700 structures that had come up on government land in different parts of the city.

As per details, the action is being carried out in several areas, including GEB, Pethapur and Charedi, as well as along the banks of the Sabarmati River. Authorities said the encroachments had occupied sizeable portions of public land and were obstructing planned development works.

On the encroachment drive, Gandhinagar SP Ravi Teja Vasamshetty stated, "The administration and police have initiated a drive to remove encroachments covering one lakh square meters. So far, 100 illegal structures have been demolished, with a total of 600 encroachments slated for removal in the coming days." He noted that the market value of the reclaimed land is approximately Rs 1000 crore. The operation involves over 700 police personnel, 20 administrative teams, and 20 JCBs to execute the demolitions efficiently.