Mayor claims no anti-encroachment drive for roadside dhabas

Referring to media reports about MCD's anti-encroachment drive against roadside dhabas before the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain today claimed the news to be false. The Mayor clarified that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has not started any exclusive drive against streetside dhabas across the city as part of its anti-encroachment drive.

''MCD is removing encroachment from public land as part of its regular drive in all the 12 zones. Whenever a drive is launched on a particular stretch of road, all types of encroachments are removed. But MCD is not targeting specifically dhabas as reported,'' he said. He added that MCD will continue to follow uniform policy of encroachment removal.