* C P Goel, Awadh Division, Ifs officer
1/88 Viram Khand
Here, a guardroom made of iron railings and a tin shed has been constructed. The room has been levelled with a major portion of the drain passing in front of the house.
Goel: I do not know about any warning given by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation

* Dharmendra Dev, Member Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, IAS officer
2/39 Virat Khand
An iron fencing has made the narrow road of this locality narrower. The space enclosed by the iron fencing is now being used as a garden.
Dev: If LMC has any objections, the officials are free to dismantle the iron fencing

* Babu Ram Yadav, former director social welfare department, retired IAS officer
B 1/14 Vineet Khand
Iron grills have enclosed the front and the side portion of this house, which is being used as a garden. The encroachment has also covered a portion of the area’s drain.
Yadav: The fencing was put up for protecting the plants. Now, they plants have grown into trees. I will remove the fencing.

* S K Singh, former divisional forest officer, retired IFS officer
1/154 Viram Khand
The stretch in front of the house has been fenced for making space for a garden.
Singh: LMC should come up with provisions for gardening areas. It should redefine encroachment and such enclosed areas should be excluded from it.