Bhubaneswar, June 22 -- Jatni market in Khordha district serves as a key commercial centre, supporting hundreds of traders and attracting thousands of customers every day. For years, small vendors and shopkeepers depended on the bustling marketplace for their income.

More than a decade after hundreds of traders were displaced for road expansion and flyover construction in Jatni, the promise of rehabilitation remains unfulfilled. The prolonged delay has left affected traders frustrated and struggling to rebuild their livelihoods.

However, the market landscape changed dramatically after large-scale demolitions were carried out in 2013-14 to facilitate the widening of roads and the construction of a flyover connecting important stretches o...