JAMMU, May 4 -- In a significant enforcement action undertaken the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) carried out a major demolition drive along the Ring Road corridor to curb unauthorized constructions and ensure planned urban development.

During the drive, more than 15 illegal structures, which had been raised without obtaining the requisite building permissions from the competent authority, were demolished. These structures were found to be in clear violation of approved land use norms and building regulations.

Preliminary assessments indicated that the unauthorized constructions posed a serious threat to public safety. Many of these structures were either structurally unsound or had encroached upon critical areas, thereby increasing ...