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The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) jointly demolished 330 transit houses near Kanyashram, under Chandrasekharpur Mouza, as part of an enforcement drive to clear unauthorised occupation of government land. The operation, carried out on Tuesday, also removed 45 toilets and bathrooms, a roughly 500-foot laterite stone boundary wall, an anganwadi centre and three wooden cabins. Officials said the cleared land will facilitate construction of a branch road connecting to the Right Parallel Road, supporting planned infrastructure development in the area. Eight JCB machines and multiple police units were deployed for the operation.
The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), in coordination with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), carried out a major demolition drive near Kanyashram under Chandrasekharpur Mouza on Tuesday, as part of its ongoing efforts to clear government land of unauthorised occupation and facilitate planned urban development.
During the enforcement operation, a total of 330 transit houses were demolished, along with 45 toilets and bathrooms. The squads also removed an approximately 500-foot-long laterite stone boundary wall, an anganwadi centre and three wooden cabins from the site.
Officials said the land cleared during the operation will facilitate construction of a branch road connecting to the Right Parallel Road, a development expected to improve connectivity and support planned infrastructure works in the area. The drive forms part of a broader civic effort to reclaim government land earmarked for such infrastructure projects from long-standing unauthorised occupation.
The operation was carried out under the direction of BDA Vice-Chairman Chanchal Rana and supervised by Joint Commissioner Ranjan Kumar Jena. Additional Commissioner (Estate-I) at BDA, Manoj Swain, and Joint Commissioner (Housing) at BMC, Ajaya Kumar Mohanty, were present at the site along with senior officials from both civic bodies during the enforcement action.
Elaborate security arrangements were put in place to ensure the drive proceeded smoothly and that law and order was maintained through the operation. Two Additional Deputy Commissioners of Police, four Assistant Commissioners of Police, nine Inspectors and 20 platoons of police personnel were deployed at the site, with an adequate number of female police personnel also mobilised as part of the security arrangement. Eight JCB machines were pressed into service to carry out the demolition work.
The joint drive reflects continued efforts by Bhubaneswar's civic and development authorities to clear encroachments on public land across the city, particularly in areas identified for road connectivity and other planned infrastructure projects, as the twin agencies work to balance urban development priorities with enforcement action against unauthorised structures.
The report did not specify the number of families or occupants affected by the demolition of the 330 transit houses, nor did it detail whether any rehabilitation or resettlement measures have been planned for those displaced by the drive.
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