Following a mid-day report highlighting how illegal huts are being constructed in Aarey Milk Colony, the Aarey chief executive officer (CEO) said he would request the government to provide 40-50 personnel to act decisively against such encroachments. S Shirpurkar, the CEO of Aarey Milk Colony, told mid-day that this year alone, 330 illegal structures had been demolished, and to prevent more such illegal activities, steps will be taken to ensure trucks illegally bearing bricks and construction material cannot enter the area.

Shirpurkar said, “Clear instructions have been given to our staff members that they should take action if they come across any illegal construction. We will write to the government to provide us around 40 to 50 dedicated staffers, who can carry out demolition drives.” The CEO added that either Maharashtra Security Force or State Reserve Police Force personnel would be stationed to protect staff during demolition drives.