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Jammu: 13 shops demolished in Satwari area amid highway expansion, shopkeepers seek rehabilitation
Updated On: 11 September, 2026 02:38 PM IST | Jammu | PTI
Over a dozen shops were demolished in Jammu’s Satwari-Nai Basti area during highway expansion work. Affected shopkeepers alleged severe livelihood losses and urged the administration to provide immediate rehabilitation and alternative shops.

An earthmover clears debris during a demolition drive carried out by district administration at Nai Basti area, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. Pic/PTI
Over a dozen shops were demolished by the administration on Friday as part of highway expansion work in Jammu city, triggering resentment among shopkeepers who sought immediate rehabilitation.
Men and machinery of the administration carried out the demolition drive for the second day in the Satwari-Nai Basti area amid heavy security deployment, officials said.
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