Anti-Encroachment Drive At Delhi's Tughlaqabad Fort Begins

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 2: A 60 years old Rampyari with grand daughter seen at demolished structures her house, as ASI along with the district administration carries out demolishing drive of illegal constructions near Tughlaqabad Fort, on May 2, 2023 in New Delhi, India. Days after the Delhi high court gave the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) four weeks to remove encroachments from the Tughlaqabad Fort, authorities led by the agency began a large-scale demolition drive at Bengali Colony in Chhuriya Mohalla on Sunday, targeting semi-permanent structures near the Tughlakabad village towards the monument. Three excavators were dispatched early in the morning, and at least fifty structures were demolished, officials who participated in the drive on Sunday said, adding that more than 1,000 structures are expected to be cleared in the coming days. (Photo by Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)