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23 June 2007   11:00 (IST) News Archives

The drive against unauthorised commercial establishments in Delhi continued for the fourth day with authorities sealing 24 shops in a colony in south Delhi.

The sealing sqauds of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) took action against 24 businesses operating out of residential premises in B K Dutt Colony, near Sarojini Nagar, an NDMC official said.

The NDMC action comes in the wake of a Supreme Court directive asking the civic body to take action against unauthorised commercial activities in the elite Zone.

The action began this Tuesday and the civic body has sealed 258 shops on the first three days in Indraprakash Building, Sagar Apartments, Hanuman Road and Antariksha Bhavan.

Meanwhile, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also continued with its sealing drive against violators on non-notified roads, taking action against 56 commercial units across the capital.

The major action was seen on two roads in Najafgarh Zone where 20 shops were sealed. While 16 shops were sealed in Shahdara-North, eight shops were sealed in South Zone, an MCD official said.

In Rohini, six units were sealed while three shops each were sealed in Shahdara-South and West Zones.

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