Ajmer, Aug 2 || In a massive joint operation, the Forest Department and District Administration launched a large-scale anti-encroachment drive on Saturday in the Dargah area of Ajmer, and demolished over 150 illegal shops.
The campaign targeted over 250 illegal shops constructed on the footpaths of Andarkot, Meetha Neem, and Bade Peer and witnessed a heavy deployment of police forces, effectively turning the Andarkot region into a cantonment kind of area.
To ensure smooth execution, around 900 personnel, including forest workers, police officers, administrative officials, and labourers, have been mobilised from Ajmer and neighbouring districts like Tonk, Bhilwara, and Nagaur.
So far, about 150 encroachments have been removed. Out of the 268 identified illegal structures, nearly 60 are currently protected under court stay orders.
The Forest Department has identified encroachments on forest land stretching from the Taragarh footpath to Meetha Neem Dargah and further up to the Bada Peer Dargah road.