<p>New Delhi: Authorities on Monday launched demolition drives in Ashok Vihar in northwest Delhi and Wazirpur in north Delhi amid heavy police deployment, officials said.</p><p>“A demolition drive is ongoing in Ashok Vihar. About 250 police officers are deployed there," DCP (Northwest) Bhisham Singh said.</p><p>A Special Task Force (STF) team reached the Jailorwala Bagh area in Ashok Vihar on Monday morning with excavators to carry out the demolition drive.</p><p>Over 200 homes encroaching upon government land are to be demolished, the officials said.</p>.Demolition drive in Aravallis: Authorities raze 10 farm houses, 5 illegal structures.<p>A similar drive has been launched near a railway line in Wazirpur to remove illegal encroachments, officials said.</p><p>“Two companies of paramilitary force, along with Delhi Police personnel, are present on the spot to ensure that law and order is not breached,” a senior police officer said.</p><p>This is the second demolition drive carried out in the area this month.</p><p>After the last drive on June 2, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said, “If a railway line is encroached and there is an accident, who will be responsible?”</p><p>In the past few weeks, similar drives were carried out at Bhoomiheen Camp and Madrasi Camp in south-east Delhi.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Authorities on Monday launched demolition drives in Ashok Vihar in northwest Delhi and Wazirpur in north Delhi amid heavy police deployment, officials said.</p><p>“A demolition drive is ongoing in Ashok Vihar. About 250 police officers are deployed there," DCP (Northwest) Bhisham Singh said.</p><p>A Special Task Force (STF) team reached the Jailorwala Bagh area in Ashok Vihar on Monday morning with excavators to carry out the demolition drive.</p><p>Over 200 homes encroaching upon government land are to be demolished, the officials said.</p>.Demolition drive in Aravallis: Authorities raze 10 farm houses, 5 illegal structures.<p>A similar drive has been launched near a railway line in Wazirpur to remove illegal encroachments, officials said.</p><p>“Two companies of paramilitary force, along with Delhi Police personnel, are present on the spot to ensure that law and order is not breached,” a senior police officer said.</p><p>This is the second demolition drive carried out in the area this month.</p><p>After the last drive on June 2, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said, “If a railway line is encroached and there is an accident, who will be responsible?”</p><p>In the past few weeks, similar drives were carried out at Bhoomiheen Camp and Madrasi Camp in south-east Delhi.</p>