Delhi: Makeover undone, squatters make home under flyovers
The beautification of the Delhi flyover has been undone as squatters have occupied the space under the flyover. The boundary grilles at such spaces, erected during the beautification drive, now hold stacks of clothes and beddings. All around are sacks of household items and utensils, a sign that the homeless have reclaimed the flyover areas. The Public Works Department and the municipal corporations had started the exercise to rid these places of squatters in 2017-18, developing gardens and putting up art installations after clearing the accumulated malba and garbage. Over a dozen flyovers were beautified, with Rs 40-70 lakh spent on each of these beautification projects. Civic bodies show helplessness as after eviction squatters return.