Gurugram, April 18 -- The department of town and country planning (DTCP) will initiate a demolition drive from Saturday in 29 private licensed colonies to remove encroachments on internal roads, officials said on Friday. According to DTCP officials, eight teams have been constituted, along with support from police, for the drive spanning five days. Amit Madholia, district town planner, enforcement, during a press conference on Friday said that the drive against encroachments on roads is being carried out in compliance of the April 2 order of Punjab and Haryana High Court, which has stayed the stilt plus four floors policy of the state government, citing inadequate infrastructure and encroachments on internal roads. "All encroachments--green areas, lawns, boundary walls, among others--made on the right of way of internal roads of licensed colonies will be demolished," he said, adding that the directions were issued by Anurag Agarwal, additional chief secretary, town and country planning department. DTCP officials said that enforcement action will be implemented across 29 plotted residential colonies, including South City 1, 2, and 3; Sushant Lok 1, 2, and 3; Uppal South End; Vipul World; Vatika City; Rosewood City; DLF Phases 1 through 5, among others. "Illegal ramps, guard rooms, gensets installed on road sides will be removed," said Madholia, adding that in the first phase action will be limited to roads, while the teams will also conduct survey of houses were stilt parking is being misused by constructing rooms or other such covered spaces. Madholia said to a survey to identify "stilt parking" facilities within residential houses would be conducted during this drive. Following the survey, notices will be issued to homeowners and legal action will be taken against them, apart from imposing a ban on registration of sale and purchase of such properties. Renuka Singh, senior town planner, Gururgam said, "An action taken report will be submitted. The department appeals to stakeholders to remove the violations voluntarily."...