Bhubaneswar: An eviction drive in Bhubaneswar ’s Salia Sahi witnessed tense moments on Tuesday as residents protested against the operation led jointly by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation ( BMC ) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority ( BDA ). Five platoons of police forces were deployed to maintain order.

Reason for eviction

According to officials, parts of Salia Sahi are being cleared to facilitate the construction of a left parallel road stretching from Ekamra Kanan to Andharua, a project covering nearly 13 kilometres. Earlier phases of the eviction had already been carried out by joint teams of BMC and BDA.

Beginning today and continuing till the 24th of this month, the authorities plan to remove around 517 remaining houses in the area. Teams from BMC, BDA, WATCO, the

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