Bhubaneswar Arterial Road Realignment and Encroacher Eviction

awarded

The Orissa High Court upheld the realignment of a major arterial road in Bhubaneswar connecting the Institute of Mathematics to Ekamra Kanan via Infocity in Khordha district. The court authorized the state to proceed with the eviction of occupants on government land, emphasizing that encroachers are trespassers who cannot obstruct public development projects. The realignment was justified on technical and safety grounds, including a dangerous sharp curve in the original alignment, and the revised plan ensures better traffic flow, safer navigation, and minimal demolition of structures, largely using government land to reduce private and forest land impact.