Indore Municipal Corporation has demolished unauthorised structures being built as part of an alleged illegal colony development in Khajrana’s Zone 8, after civic officials received information about construction activity at the site.
The corporation’s removal team reached Khasra No. 523/2 in village Khajrana and razed structures that officials said were being developed without the required permission. Drainage lines had been laid at the site and columns had been erected, indicating that preparatory construction work for a colony was under way.
The operation was carried out on the directions of Municipal Commissioner Kshitij Singhal. The civic body said it had learnt that preparations were being made to develop a colony on the land without the necessary approvals. The demolition therefore targeted both the structures already under construction and the physical works associated with the proposed development.
According to the revenue records cited by the civic authorities, the land is registered in the names of Tulsiram, son of Durgashankar Raghuvanshi; Savitabihari, daughter of Tulsiram; Hemendra, son of Pramendra Singh; and Renu, wife of Raghu Parmar. The report does not state whether the recorded landholders were present during the operation or whether they had received prior notices from the corporation.
The action was conducted by officials associated with the corporation’s Colony Cell and building enforcement machinery. Colony Cell Assistant Engineer Tina Sisodia, Building Officer Sunil Jadon and a building inspector from the corporation’s headquarters were present during the operation.
Illegal colony development typically involves the creation of plots, access infrastructure or building works without the permissions required for planned urban development. In this case, municipal officials specifically identified drainage work and erected columns as part of the preparations taking place on the land. The available report does not provide details of the proposed colony’s size, the number of plots, the intended residential population or whether any buyers had already been approached.
The demolition highlights the role of municipal enforcement at the early construction stage, before unauthorised development advances further. At the Khajrana site, the corporation acted after identifying physical works rather than waiting for a completed layout or occupied buildings. The civic body has not disclosed the cost of the operation or whether any arrests, penalties or legal proceedings were initiated in connection with the construction.
Municipal officials said the campaign against illegal colonies and other unauthorised activities in Indore would continue. They also said the corporation was preparing to tighten its enforcement against people developing colonies unlawfully. No further details of the proposed enforcement measures or their implementation timeline were provided.
