India, June 8 -- Internet services were suspended and thousands of police personnel deployed across Jaipur on Monday as the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) launched a major anti-encroachment drive in the city's Jagatpura area.

The action is part of a long-pending road-widening project on Nandpuri Road, where authorities are seeking to expand a 1.5-km stretch running parallel to the railway line from its current width of around 25-30 feet to its sanctioned width of 80 feet.

The Jaipur district administration said internet services were temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of rumours and inflammatory content on social media that could disrupt law and order during the drive.

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