Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Indore Demolishes 130 Houses to Complete Long-Delayed RE-2 Road
Indore is building a road called RE-2, but houses are in the way of the last part.
The city has started demolishing 130 houses so construction can continue.
Work began on Thursday and continued on Friday.
The road is 4.25 kilometres long, and most of it has already been built.
About one kilometre is still unfinished.
The project has cost nearly ₹55 crore so far.
Officials say families affected by the demolitions will move to homes at Nilgiri housing complex.
The new road is expected to give people another route and help reduce traffic on other roads.
Indore Municipal Corporation resumed demolitions Friday for the RE-2 Road project between Bengali Square and Pipliyahana.
Authorities identified 130 houses obstructing the road’s unfinished stretch; demolition teams began work Thursday.
The 4.25-kilometre road is 45 metres wide, with about 3.2 kilometres built and roughly one kilometre unfinished.
Nearly ₹55 crore has been spent on the project so far, according to the report.
Affected families are to be relocated to Nilgiri housing complex under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
- Who
- Indore Municipal Corporation and local administration officials; 130 households are affected.
- What
- Demolition of houses obstructing the unfinished section of the RE-2 Road project.
- When
- Demolitions began Thursday morning and continued for a second day on Friday; no calendar date is given.
- Where
- Between Bengali Square and Pipliyahana in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- To clear the road alignment and allow construction of the remaining stretch to proceed.
Project and traffic benefits
Disruption to affected residents
Clearing the road alignment
Project and traffic benefits
Officials are demolishing structures to complete a long-delayed road and provide an additional route expected to ease congestion and improve connectivity.
Disruption to affected residents
The drive affects 130 homes and requires families to leave their houses; the report says they are to be relocated to alternative accommodation.
Security during demolition
Project and traffic benefits
Authorities deployed a large police contingent to maintain law and order after stone-pelting during an earlier operation.
Disruption to affected residents
The report notes the prior stone-pelting but does not provide residents’ views on the security deployment or demolition.
- Road length
- 4.25 kilometres
- Road width
- 45 metres
- Houses identified as obstructions
- 130
- Completed length
- About 3.2 kilometres
- Remaining stretch
- Approximately one kilometre
- Project spending to date
- Nearly ₹55 crore
- Planned relocation
- Nilgiri housing complex under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana