The anti encroachment drive at Gandhibagh market started on 5th May 2012. Illegal shops and unauthorized constructions were demolished.
The demolition drive will increase size of footpaths which had been encroached by shop keepers and other dwellers. This will also help reduce traffic jam and ensure smooth flow of traffic.
Meanwhile slum dwellers staged their protest at RBI square under the banner of Jan Samasya Nivaran Samiti.
Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is working very hard to make Nagpur city encroachment free. In a major demolition drive NMC demolished 40 years old Raj Nagar Slum. To carry the drive NMC was armed with Police Personnel, CRPF Jawans and Fire fighters to avoid any unfavorable circumstances.
Spanco lighted up houses of 500 families of Chikhli slum near Kalamna in a single day. 480 meters were installed in a single day, a record in itself. Previously the slum had no legal connection and slum dwellers used hooks for getting electricity at their homes. Spanco solved the problem by erecting more new poles and additional transformer to cater to the demands of the slum.