An illegally constructed shrine on the banks of the Ganga Canal in Piran Kaliar was demolished

Roorkee, 7 January. The administration demolished an alleged illegal shrine built on the land of the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department near Peepal Chawk Ganga canal in the Piran Kaliyar area of Roorkee in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand on Wednesday. The Dhhami government has so far removed 572 such illegal structures that were built by encroaching on government land.

According to District Magistrate Mayur Dixit, an illegal religious structure was built by encroaching on government land at Ganga Ghat in the Piran Kaliyar area of Roorkee. The administration had issued a notice a month ago and the illegal structure was removed after the scheduled date.

The administration removed the illegal structure in the presence of a large police force. The team of the Irrigation Department led by the Administrative Magistrate of Roorkee carried out the action. Tension arose in the area during the operation, however, the administration dispersed the protesting elements. In view of the tension, the district administration had already deployed a large police force.

According to the District Magistrate, the situation is completely under control and a large number of laborers along with JCB have been deployed to remove encroachments on government land. The Dhhami government has so far removed 572 such illegal structures that are claimed to have been built by encroaching on government land.