'Aarti' performed at reopened temple, anti-encroachment drive underway in Sambhal

Updated On: 15 December, 2024 02:33 PM IST | Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) | mid-day online correspondent

Police personnel were deployed outside the Lord Shiva and Hanuman temple which reopened after 1978 and a prayer ceremony (aarti) was performed

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Police personnel guard during opening of locks of an ancient Lord Shiva and Hanuman temple, which has been reopened after 42 years during an anti-encroachment drive of the Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. (Pic/PTI)

Amid the ongoing tensions in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, the district administration on Sunday launched an anti-encroachment drive to clear public spaces of illegal structures, reported news agency ANI.

The anti-encroachment drive aims to address encroachments in public areas, stated Sambhal SDM Vandana Mishra. The drive has been actively implemented in Chandauli for the past two months, the SDM added.