Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Panvel Demolishes Jay Bharat Naka Structure for Tilak Road Widening
A building was making part of Tilak Road in Panvel too narrow.
The road was meant to be 9.15 metres wide, but the building left only about six metres.
This narrow spot and a sharp turn often caused traffic jams.
Panvel Municipal Corporation demolished the structure after completing the land acquisition process.
The demolition clears the way for the road to be widened.
Officials expect the work to help traffic move better when it is finished.
Latif Shaikh said the city should also move faster on other land cases that are holding up road widening.
Panvel Municipal Corporation demolished a structure at Jay Bharat Naka to clear the way for widening Tilak Road.
The structure stood on land acquired after the land acquisition award process was completed.
The road was planned to be 9.15 metres wide but had narrowed to about six metres.
The narrow stretch and sharp turn had frequently caused traffic congestion.
Corporator Latif Shaikh urged the civic administration to speed up other pending land acquisition cases.
- Who
- Panvel Municipal Corporation demolished the structure; corporator Latif Shaikh commented on the acquisition process.
- What
- A structure obstructing the planned widening of Tilak Road was demolished.
- When
- The report is dated October 9, 2026; the corporation's post about the demolition is dated October 8, 2026.
- Where
- Jay Bharat Naka, Panvel, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The structure narrowed the road and contributed to congestion; its removal clears the way for widening.
- Road
- Tilak Road
- Location
- Jay Bharat Naka, Panvel
- Planned road width
- 9.15 metres
- Width at the obstructed stretch
- About six metres
- Structure demolished
- A ground-plus-one-storey wooden load-bearing building
- Land acquisition status
- The land acquisition award process was completed before demolition.
- Demolition team
- Panvel Municipal Corporation's anti-encroachment and construction department