Overview

• The demolition was supervised by Commissioner Shekhar Singh and involved Encroachment, Town Planning, Slum Rehabilitation and Urban Transport departments with one excavator, seven JCBs and four dumpers
• Electric poles, water pipelines and other service lines are being relocated to clear the way for the 250-metre stretch of new roadway
• Judicial orders from the National Green Tribunal, Supreme Court and Bombay High Court have compelled PCMC’s crackdown on illegal structures across rapidly urbanizing suburbs
• Residents and activists criticize the operation for limited evacuation notice and lack of a formal rehabilitation plan, with many seeking temporary housing and compensation
• PCMC officials maintain that phased notices were issued in advance and that similar anti-encroachment drives will roll out in other zones to support broader infrastructure upgrades