New Delhi, July 14 -- The Delhi government on Tuesday carried out a demolition drive against an illegal shrine constructed on government land in the middle of a road as part of an ongoing road-widening project connecting Pitampura and Shalimar Bagh, according to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

The action was taken as part of the government's drive against illegal encroachments and to facilitate the road-widening project aimed at easing traffic movement on the key route.

According to the CMO, the Delhi government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards illegal construction and encroachments on government land.

The road-widening work is currently underway on the main route connecting Pitampura and Shalimar Bagh, with the governmen...