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IN PHOTOS: Massive demolition drive in Mumbai's Bandra East

Updated On: 28 November, 2024 09:00 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A major demolition drive was carried out by Western Railway and civic authorities on Thursday in Bandra East area of suburban Mumbai, the officials said. Pics/Sameer Abedi and Western Railway (Story/Rajendra B. Aklekar)

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A total of 45 unauthorised encroachments were removed during the demolition drive, aiming to free up the area for a more efficient railway operations, the officials said. Pics/Sameer Abedi and Western Railway (Story/Rajendra B. Aklekar)
A total of 45 unauthorised encroachments were removed during the demolition drive, aiming to free up the area for a more efficient railway operations, the officials said. Pics/Sameer Abedi and Western Railway (Story/Rajendra B. Aklekar)
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The demolition drive involved a large team of police personnel and machinery to ensure the removal of these encroachments

The demolition drive involved a large team of police personnel and machinery to ensure the removal of these encroachments

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The demolition drive, spanning from the ROB (Road Over Bridge) to L.C Gate 18, was executed to clear unauthorised structures from a stretch of the railway corridor, the officials said

The demolition drive, spanning from the ROB (Road Over Bridge) to L.C Gate 18, was executed to clear unauthorised structures from a stretch of the railway corridor, the officials said

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The demolished encroachments had been allegedly affecting the proper functioning of the railway lines, posing risks to both infrastructure and commuter safety, said an official

The demolished encroachments had been allegedly affecting the proper functioning of the railway lines, posing risks to both infrastructure and commuter safety, said an official

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The officials said that the police officials from Nirmal Nagar police station, Government Railway Police (GRP) officials and Railway Police Force (RPF) officials along with other railway officials were present during the entire drive

The officials said that the police officials from Nirmal Nagar police station, Government Railway Police (GRP) officials and Railway Police Force (RPF) officials along with other railway officials were present during the entire drive

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In a similar drive in Bandra East in August last year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had carried out a demolition drive to clear a pathway for auto-rickshaws outside Bandra East railway station

In a similar drive in Bandra East in August last year, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had carried out a demolition drive to clear a pathway for auto-rickshaws outside Bandra East railway station

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Several unauthorised encroachments were then removed during the demolition drive then and the aim was to free up the area for smooth traffic operations

Several unauthorised encroachments were then removed during the demolition drive then and the aim was to free up the area for smooth traffic operations

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