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A year of hardship for residents, thousands of families left homeless
Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, January 20, 2025
In Ahmedabad, during the year 2025, a total of 20,250 homes, including 8,122 huts and houses, were demolished from public spaces to widen roads. It is possible that three times as many homes were demolished in other parts of Gujarat, but the government has not released official figures.
According to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s Estate Department, a total of 8,047 homes were demolished, including 3,831 houses built on plots and 4,216 houses built on roads.
However, press reports state that 12,232 huts and houses were demolished from public spaces. Thus, newspaper reports indicate that a total of 20,000 homes were demolished. In reality, it is highly likely that even more homes were demolished.
In the year from January 1, 2015 to December 29, 2025, 17.08 lakh square meters of land were cleared under TP Inspection Plots across 290 plots.
In the residential sector, 2,050 temporary houses and 2,213 permanent houses were demolished, totaling 3,263 residential units. In the non-residential sector, 213 temporary structures and 355 permanent structures were demolished, totaling 568 units.
A total of 3,831 residential and non-residential units were demolished.
111 kilometers of roads were opened. A total of 2,386 houses were demolished on 402 TP and RDP roads, including 664 temporary and 1,722 permanent structures. A total of 1830 houses were demolished, including 386 unfinished and 1444 completed houses built on the roadside. In this way, 4216 houses built on the roadside were demolished.
Survey
A survey was conducted in which 8,767 houses in Ahmedabad city were to be demolished. It was decided to demolish them and make alternative arrangements.
Houses were given only to those who were residing there before 2010 and were living in 50 percent of the houses.
994 houses in the North West Zone,
512 houses in the South West Zone,
1429 houses in the West Zone,
1475 houses in the North Zone,
133 houses in the Central Zone,
3348 houses in the South Zone,
876 houses in the East Zone were demolished.
The highest number of houses, 1475, were demolished in Kubernagar, Sardarnagar, Thakkarbapanagar and Saraspur-Rakhiyal, while 1429 houses were demolished in the West Zone in Gota, Chandlodia, Navrangpura, Naranpura Vasna, and Paldi.
February
On February 23, 45 residential houses and 115 commercial units were demolished in the Gomtipur area for road widening. Houses from Char Toda Cemetery, Chatur Singh’s house, Syed Riyaz Hussain’s house, the priest’s house, and Hathikhai Chowk up to Ambika Hotel were demolished.
March
On March 19, the houses of 14 accused involved in an attack in Vastral were demolished.
In March, 292 houses were demolished in Alif Row House in Makarba. 400 people were rendered homeless. On March 19, a 2000 sq. ft. industrial unit in Isanpur and 28 residential houses in Meghaninagar were demolished.
April
On April 16, the houses of five criminals in Sarkhej were bulldozed. May
On May 15, 20 factories and shops were demolished in the Housing Board complex at Morarji Chowk in the Rakhiyal area.
On May 16, 292 houses were demolished near Shafi Lala Dargah in Sarkhej-Makraba.
On May 20, 10,000 houses were demolished during the Phase-2 demolition drive along the Chandola Lake.
On May 29, 400 roofs were demolished on government land in Bapunagar Akbar Nagar. In 2014, 221 people were given alternative housing in Vatva.
On May 31, 44 houses were demolished in Ramdev Nagar.
July
On July 23, 28 industrial sheds and warehouses built on the Bedar Lake site in Sarkhej were demolished.
August
On August 14, 23 houses of Prasad Mill workers in the Jamalpur area were demolished overnight.
November
On November 25, 2025, 925 huts and mud-brick houses were demolished in Isanpur.
On November 29, 2025, 29 houses were demolished in Baldev Nagar, Motera.
In Sardar Nagar, 150 illegal mud-brick houses were demolished in Baliyadev Nagar, Sharmaji ki Colony, Bharwadvas and Shivshakti Nagar.
December
In December, 925 illegal houses were demolished in the Isanpur lake area.
On December 16, 150 huts were demolished on Kamal (Umla) Lake in the Kuber Nagar area.
On December 24, 25 bungalows were demolished in Snehanjali Society, Ahmedabad.
Houses of Criminals
A notorious bootlegger from Muthia village in Naroda had built an illegal three-story house. Upon discovering this, the administration bulldozed the illegal three-story building. It is noteworthy that more than 32 crimes are registered against the notorious bootlegger Jayesh alias Jiga Solanki at the Naroda police station. Empty Houses
11 million houses were lying vacant in Gujarat. 50 percent of the new houses were coming up in Ahmedabad.
Out of 1888 EWS (Economically Weaker Section) houses built at a cost of Rs. 55.20 crore, 1664 were demolished.
Property Crimes
Illegal houses were being constructed in Ahmedabad’s Kot area and other areas. Property-related crimes were registered against 958 accused, and 16 illegal houses were demolished. Mayor’s promises are hollow.
Pratibha Jain, the corporator from Shahibaug, is the Mayor of Ahmedabad. The promises she made have not been fulfilled. Tax revenue increases by 21 percent every year. She was the chairperson of the Women and Child Development Committee. Jatin Patel is the Deputy Mayor, and Devang Dani is the chairman of the Khadi Committee.
When Pratibha became mayor, she said that her priority would be to make the city green, clean, and healthy. I will always support women. I will stand by them in their troubles. “Together with everyone, development for everyone, trust of everyone,” roads, water, and sewage will be the priorities.
During her tenure, 25,000 women have faced difficulties. (Google translation from Gujarati)
