Massive demolition work under way near Shanghai Disneyland to remove illegal buildings
Shanghai has begun a massive programme to demolish illegal buildings surrounding the Disney theme park ahead of its official opening in June, according to a news website report.
Zhangjiang, one of three towns next to Disneyland in the Pudong district, said it would use drones to patrol the area to make sure there was a “zero increase in illegal buildings” the, Shanghai-based news website Thepaper.cn reported.
About 120,000 square metres of structures built without approval have been pulled down in the town over the past two months, according to the report.
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These included illegally built homes in an area with high-voltage power lines passing overhead that were demolished on Monday.
The power lines send electricity to main roads near the park and last year a migrant worker living in one of makeshift houses electrocuted himself, officials said.
Illegal buildings started to appear in the area 10 years ago as temporary dormitories for construction workers and were not demolished after building projects were completed.
