In what is welcome news, reports across platforms cited an official stating that CM Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a crackdown on encroachments at forts across the state, aiming to remove illegal structures by May 31, reported the news agency PTI. The district collectors have been asked to prepare fort-wise lists of encroachments by January 31.

What is heartening is that the CM has said, PTI reported, to ensure a systematic approach, district-level committees under the chairmanship of collectors will be formed, and these will oversee a phased removal of encroachments from February 1 to May 31. He said the government will also set up vigilance committees to prevent future encroachments. In fact, the CM has been quoted as saying that public demand for decisive action had been growing, and the government has responded accordingly.