Rents and deposits demanded by landowners are unaffordable for these daily wage workers.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), along with the police, conducted phase two of the demolition drive at Chandola Lake on Tuesday, May 20, targeting structures inhabited mostly by Muslims as a part of their efforts to crack down on the illegal immigrant population in the area and clear encroachments.
Ahmedabad: An excavator being used to demolish structures during an anti-encroachment drive, near Chandola Lake, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_20_2025_000030B)Ahmedabad: Police personnel deployed during an anti-encroachment drive, near Chandola Lake, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_20_2025_000033B)**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA PTI VIDEOS** Ahmedabad: Debris of demolished structures during an anti-encroachment drive, near Chandola Lake, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_20_2025_000020B)**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA PTI VIDEOS** Ahmedabad: An excavator being used to demolish structures during an anti-encroachment drive, near Chandola Lake, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_20_2025_000019B)Ahmedabad: Residents wait nearby as houses are being demolished during an anti-encroachment drive, near Chandola Lake, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_20_2025_000035B)Ahmedabad: An excavator being used to demolish structures during an anti-encroachment drive, near Chandola Lake, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_20_2025_000037B)**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA PTI VIDEOS** Ahmedabad: Aerial view of the demolished structures during an anti-encroachment drive, near Chandola Lake, in Ahmedabad, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_20_2025_000041B)
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