India, Feb. 1 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Saturday demolished several allegedly encroaching structures in the Anand Vihar area. The move came at a Delhi High Court order, which called for the removal of encroachments from the multi-modal transit point.

On January 22, the court ordered the removal of all encroachments at the Anand Vihar transport hub, bringing to a close a long-running dispute over street vending and use of public space in one of the capital's busiest transit points.

Badal Kumar, MCD Deputy Commissioner, Shahdara South Zone, said that at least 300 vendors encroaching upon public spaces were removed from the area.

"We will be keeping a vigilant eye on this area for the next few days so that it's not en...