<p>Sambhal (UP): An anti-encroachment drive was carried out near a Muslim burial ground on Moradabad Road in Chandausi area here, officials said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The operation on Wednesday night was led by Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Vinay Kumar Mishra, and bulldozers were used to remove the encroachments from the ground located next to a railway crossing.</p>.<p>Responding to media questions regarding the action, Mishra said the drive was a continuation of an anti-encroachment campaign launched around six months ago.</p>.No sacrificial slaughter in public places during Bakrid in Sambhal: District Magistrate.<p>"At that time, it was found that the boundary wall of the cemetery extended 10 metres beyond the designated limit. It was removed voluntarily after mutual agreement," Mishra said.</p>.<p>"It was also agreed back then that any other encroachment would be removed voluntarily, as the construction of a road was pending. So, the remaining obstructions are now being cleared," he added.</p>.<p>Mishra said that since the burial ground is near a railway crossing, it is difficult to conduct such an operation during the day due to heavy traffic.</p>.<p>"That is why the work was done at night," Mishra added.</p>.<p>Asked how much encroachment was removed, the SDM said one side of the burial ground had about 10 metres of extra boundary wall and the other had about 7 metres.</p>.<p>"These had already been removed earlier. Some graves were there in the encroached portion, and those have now been levelled to clear the obstruction," he said. PTI COR KIS RHL</p>
<p>Sambhal (UP): An anti-encroachment drive was carried out near a Muslim burial ground on Moradabad Road in Chandausi area here, officials said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The operation on Wednesday night was led by Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Vinay Kumar Mishra, and bulldozers were used to remove the encroachments from the ground located next to a railway crossing.</p>.<p>Responding to media questions regarding the action, Mishra said the drive was a continuation of an anti-encroachment campaign launched around six months ago.</p>.No sacrificial slaughter in public places during Bakrid in Sambhal: District Magistrate.<p>"At that time, it was found that the boundary wall of the cemetery extended 10 metres beyond the designated limit. It was removed voluntarily after mutual agreement," Mishra said.</p>.<p>"It was also agreed back then that any other encroachment would be removed voluntarily, as the construction of a road was pending. So, the remaining obstructions are now being cleared," he added.</p>.<p>Mishra said that since the burial ground is near a railway crossing, it is difficult to conduct such an operation during the day due to heavy traffic.</p>.<p>"That is why the work was done at night," Mishra added.</p>.<p>Asked how much encroachment was removed, the SDM said one side of the burial ground had about 10 metres of extra boundary wall and the other had about 7 metres.</p>.<p>"These had already been removed earlier. Some graves were there in the encroached portion, and those have now been levelled to clear the obstruction," he said. PTI COR KIS RHL</p>