India, Feb. 15 -- Mohali is once again in the middle of a familiar urban drama. Only this time, the soundscape is not of construction drills but of demolition hammers. In recent weeks, civic authorities have resumed anti-encroachment drives across parts of the city, targeting unauthorised extensions to homes and commercial properties. The action follows directions from the Punjab and Haryana high court and comes after officials admitted earlier enforcement had been only partial. For residents, the issue is layered. On one hand lies the promise of planned urban growth in one of Punjab's fastest expanding cities. On the other is the lived reality of families and businesses who gradually stretched balconies, covered setbacks or extended shop...