Overview
- A joint Indore Municipal Corporation and district administration drive began Tuesday and turned tense when residents allegedly pelted stones at municipal workers and police, leaving two people with minor injuries and two detained.
- Teams used earthmoving machines including JCBs and Poclain excavators and a police contingent to clear structures blocking the RE-2 alignment between Bengali Square and Pipliyahana.
- Officials say the operation targets roughly one kilometre of the 4.25 km RE-2 road that has remained unfinished for about three years because of settlements and obstructions.
- The administration has already relocated 325 families from the Pipliyahana–Bicholi Kakad area, resolved a court stay on 22 houses, served 15-day notices and plans to shift remaining families from Shiv Nagar and Shiv Darshan Nagar to the Nilgiri Complex.
- Authorities say about ₹55 crore has been spent and completion of the remaining stretch is needed to improve local connectivity, while continued clearance carries a risk of further protests that the police are prepared to contain.