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Additional chief secretary and nodal officer to implement the order, Om Prakash, said that after Monday's drive, a total of 1,566 illegal encroachments have been demolished, 4,340 identified and 88 building have been sealed. Following which, it was decided to approach the apex court for more time on ground that administrative officials and employees are busy in relief operations due to the heavy rains.Meanwhile, the demolition drive continued on Monday under which 76 encroachments were demolished and 240 were marked. Dehradun: The Supreme Court will hear Uttarakhand government’s Special Leave Petition (SLP) to extend the time to remove encroachments on Tuesday.Confirming the development, advocate general S N Babulkar told TOI that the SLP had been filed earlier and would be taken up for hearing on Tuesday.On July 13, a delegation of senior BJP MLA had met CM Trivendra Rawat and requested him to intervene in the matter..