MP Chief Minister Demolishes Part Of Ancestral Home For Ujjain Road Widening

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav used a pickaxe to begin removing part of his ancestral home in Ujjain, saying the personal loss was emotional but necessary for the city’s development. The home is among 272 properties affected by a road-widening project intended to improve traffic ahead of the 2028 Simhastha religious gathering. The 730-meter route will be widened to 15 meters at an estimated cost of 9.8 crore rupees, and some residents have begun removing marked sections of their properties.
About 2.9 metres of the house, built by Yadav’s grandfather Ramchandra Yadav in 1974, is affected; his sister Kalawati Yadav’s adjoining property will lose about 3.8 metres.
The road widening will affect religious sites as well as homes and other buildings, according to PTI’s report.
Ujjain, a city of around eight lakh people, is preparing to receive nearly 40 crore visitors for Simhastha Mahaparv in 2028.
The municipal corporation had measured the route, marked boundaries and served notices to affected property owners; Municipal Commissioner Abhilash Mishra also directed officials to support residents and complete the work on schedule.
Yadav said the house had witnessed all his elections and argued that public servants should be the first to set an example when the city’s development requires sacrifice.
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