Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), in coordination with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Tuesday successfully completed a major demolition drive near Kanyashram under Chandrasekharpur Mouza in the city as part of 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.
The operation was carried out under the direction of BDA Vice-Chairman Chanchal Rana and supervised by Joint Commissioner Ranjan Kumar Jena.
Officials said the cleared land will facilitate the construction of a branch road connecting to the Right Parallel Road, which is expected to improve connectivity and support planned infrastructure development in the area.
Additional Commissioner (Estate-I), BDA, Manoj Swain, Joint Commissioner (Housing), BMC, Ajaya Kumar Mohanty, along with senior officials from both BDA and BMC, were present during the enforcement operation.
Elaborate security arrangements were made to ensure the smooth conduct of the demolition drive and maintain law and order. Two Additional DCPs, four ACPs, nine Inspectors and 20 platoons of police personnel were deployed at the site.
Adequate numbers of female police personnel were also mobilised as part of the security arrangements. As many as eight JCB machines were pressed into service to carry out the demolition drive, BDA said in a statement.