Promises to ensure vehicles illegally carrying construction material don’t enter colony after this paper exposes land grab in tribal hamlets; the CEO added that either Maharashtra Security Force or State Reserve Police Force personnel would be stationed to protect staff during demolition drives
The remnants of a 15x15-foot illegal house at the tribal hamlet of Vanichapada. PICS/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Following a mid-day report highlighting how illegal huts are being constructed in Aarey Milk Colony, the Aarey chief executive officer (CEO) said he would request the government to provide 40-50 personnel to act decisively against such encroachments. S Shirpurkar, the CEO of Aarey Milk Colony, told mid-day that this year alone, 330 illegal structures had been demolished, and to prevent more such illegal activities, steps will be taken to ensure trucks illegally bearing bricks and construction material cannot enter the area.
Shirpurkar said, “Clear instructions have been given to our staff members that they should take action if they come across any illegal construction. We will write to the government to provide us around 40 to 50 dedicated staffers, who can carry out demolition drives.” The CEO added that either Maharashtra Security Force or State Reserve Police Force personnel would be stationed to protect staff during demolition drives.
“We also have plans to install CCTV cameras at Aarey Milk Colony’s three entry points so that vehicles illegally carrying construction material don’t enter the area. We will also be installing CCTV cameras at other locations to crack down on vehicles that illegally dump debris in the area,” said Shirpurkar.
mid-day’s report stated that even as cattle farm owners and other residents struggle for months or sometimes years to secure basic permissions to repair their dilapidated structures, an unchecked surge of illegal hutments was reshaping parts of Aarey Milk Colony’s tribal hamlets. Backed, locals allege, by a well-connected slum mafia, these constructions rise swiftly and brazenly. After the report was published, the remaining portion of a 15x15-foot illegal house at the tribal hamlet of Vanichapada was torn down by the CEO’s office, and patrolling has been increased in the area to prevent further encroachments.
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