Overview
- The DDMA issued 15-day eviction notices to about 310 households in Yamuna Bazar, covering roughly 1,100 people, and warned of demolition for non-compliance.
- The authority invoked Section 34 of the Disaster Management Act and called the riverside cluster an illegal encroachment that creates disaster risk.
- Officials say the site sits on DDA-owned O‑Zone floodplain land where building is barred to protect the river and reduce flood damage.
- A DDA public notice on April 30 cited a Delhi High Court matter and said wider O‑Zone demolitions would start after May 15, and it listed temporary shelters.
- Residents say they cannot afford nearby rents and point to cases they believe are before the High Court, as the DDMA notice offers no rehabilitation.