AAP’s Atishi slammed the DDA’s Kalkaji demolition as an “anti‑poor policy,” while the Delhi government backed the action. The demolition cleared over 1,200 illegal shanties from DDA land in the Govindpuri jhuggi cluster.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is seeking the Supreme Court’s intervention to expedite the eviction of residents from 63 dangerously dilapidated buildings in Mumbai. Legal challenges have caused significant delays, prompting the BMC to act swiftly to prevent potential disasters. The BMC has identified 188 dangerous buildings in a pre-monsoon survey this year, with plans to tackle the issue effectively.