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In Cyberabad, the Municipal Corporation (CMC) conducted its weekly ‘Walk Free’ encroachment removal drive on Saturday, August 22. The initiative aimed to clear encroachments across roads, footpaths, and public spaces. Over the course of the day, officials removed a total of 243 encroachments, spanning 16.55 km.
The Quthbullapur Zone emerged as the most active area, clearing 122 encroachments across a stretch of 7 km. Within this zone, specific locations saw the most removals: Chintal (15), Jeedimetla (18), Kompally (12), Gajularamaram (20), Nizampet (16), Dundigal (18), and Medchal (23).
The Serilingampally Zone accounted for 108 encroachments removed over 5.75 km. In Narsingi, 20 encroachments were cleared, while Patancheru saw 25 removed. Ameenpur and Miyapur collectively had 13 and 15 encroachments removed, respectively. Serilingampally itself had 35 encroachments cleared.
CMC officials acknowledged that planned drives in other areas of the city were postponed due to a lack of available police personnel.
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