The Indian Railways has issued a notice to vacate a religious site built on railway land in front of Govindpuri station in Kanpur. The notice, issued by the Engineering Department, gives the management committee of the temple until July 21st to vacate the premises, failing which the site will be demolished...
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on July 22nd. Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) have been deployed for the demolition. An LIU team conducted a survey of the area on Friday. The decision to demolish the site came after railway officials discovered that a religious site and other encroachments were built on valuable railway land. The Engineering Department has issued notices to 22 occupants, including the temple management. The demolition will be carried out by senior railway engineering officials on July 22nd. The RPF, GRP and local police forces are expected to be present.