Bulldozer action of administration has started on illegal construction at Madrasi camp located in Jungpura area of Delhi. This action is being taken to free the Barapula drain from blocking the Barapula drain from the Delhi High Court and to avoid the problem of waterlogging before the monsoon. A heavy police force has been deployed in the area during the operation, including riot control vehicles, Rapid Action Force (RAF), and other security forces.
There are 370 slums and colony in the Madrasi camp area which have been living here for 60 years. Out of 370, 189 slum dwellers have been considered eligible for rehabilitation under Delhi Slum and Slum Slum Rehabilitation and Revolutionary Policy 2015. Eligible families have been allotted flats in Narela on the outskirts of Delhi, which is about 40 km from here.
Notice pasted before action
On Friday, the notice issued by the officials to the residents said that the trucks will be parked on the Barapula bridge from 11 pm on Friday night, which will help in taking their goods to the allotted flats.
Delhi HC ordered
In fact, on May 9 last month, the Delhi High Court said in its order that the cleaning of Barapula drain is very important to prevent waterlogging during the monsoon in the surrounding areas of the city.
The court also clarified that the residents of Madrasi camp are going to encroach on public land and have no other rights other than the right to rehabilitation. The court had directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Municipal Corporation (MCD), Delhi Urban Shelter Reform Board (DUSIB), and Public Works Department (PWD) to organize two camps from 10 to 12 May, which handed over possession papers for flats in Narela and provided loan of Rs 1.12 lakh. However, the residents have expressed concern about the status of the flats allotted in Narela.
Narela flat in poor condition: resident
Many residents say that Narela lacks basic features like electricity, water, and windows and the doors in the flats there are broken. Apart from this, their livelihood is also being affected due to the distance (about 40 km) from Jangpura to Narela. Murugan, a resident of the camp, claimed, ‘Only 189 of about 300 families have been allotted flats. The flats being given to us are also incomplete and their condition is also bad.