India, July 23 -- The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Wednesday sealed nine under construction buildings at the Ordnance Depot in Sector 14 after an internal MCG report found nearly 5,000 illegal structures had come up in the area over the past five years, said officials.

Following the report, MCG removed the junior engineer posted in the area and appointed a new officer. Such construction violates a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that bans any building activity within 900 metres of the depot for security reasons.

Illegal settlements around the area include Ashok Vihar Phase 3 and Sheetla Colony. MCG officials said several buildings had been sealed earlier, but builders allegedly broke the seals and resumed construction....