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The Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) in Gurugram has recently conducted an enforcement drive to dismantle illegal colonies and unauthorised structures across multiple locations after receiving public complaints. The operation, carried out over several days, saw foundation-level constructions, boundary walls and internal roads removed in areas including Sadhrana, Bohra Kalan, Jamalpur and Sector 89, where work was halted at early stages to discourage further unauthorised development. In addition to clearing encroachments on agricultural and revenue land, an unapproved site office within a licensed residential colony was also demolished. Police personnel supported the enforcement teams to maintain order during the proceedings. Officials stressed that sustained action will continue to curb unplanned expansion and urged prospective buyers to verify project licences before investing, as part of efforts to protect homebuyers and uphold urban planning norms.
The Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) in Gurugram has strengthened its enforcement activity against unauthorised real estate development, executing demolition operations against illegal colonies and structures following complaints lodged through the chief minister's grievance portal, authorities said earlier this week. Advertisement
Enforcement teams, supported by police units from multiple local stations, focused on foundational-level construction and preliminary site works that had been initiated without statutory approval in several revenue estates, including Sadhrana, Bohra Kalan, Jamalpur and Sector 89. In these areas, foundations, boundary demarcations and internal road networks were dismantled to prevent further development and speculative land sales. The work was carried out on multiple days, reflecting the department's strategy of intervening at early stages of unauthorised construction wherever detected.
In one instance, enforcement teams also demolished an unauthorised site office that had been built without permission within a licensed residential colony in Sector 89, underscoring that DTCP action is not confined to agricultural or peripheral land but also targets violations within formally sanctioned developments.
Police personnel were deployed at all locations during the enforcement actions to ensure law and order as structures were dismantled. Officials emphasised that targeting work at preliminary phases, including dismantling access roads and plots demarcation, is intended to deter future unregulated construction before permanent buildings are erected, and to cut off opportunities for illegal sale of plots to unsuspecting buyers.
DTCP officers said monitoring and enforcement efforts have been stepped up in fast-developing revenue estates and peripheral zones where illegal plotting has been on the rise, often ahead of land use planning and urbanisation pressures. They reiterated that potential property buyers should verify licences and compliance status of projects with official records before investing to avoid entanglement in unapproved developments.
The enforcement drive in Gurugram reflects a broader pattern of regulatory action seen in recent years, with repeated demolition and encroachment removal operations targeting unauthorised colonies, roadside structures and other unapproved real estate ventures across the city's expanding urban footprint.
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