The military council has forcibly demolished more than 80 houses along the Mandalay-Mattaya road in Kwa Ni Kan village, Patheingyi Township, Mandalay Region, using excavators and bulldozers under the pretext of road expansion. According to an official from MDY Revolution, the demolition was carried out by over 50 military personnel over three days from March 4 to March 6, systematically destroying houses on both the eastern and western sides of the main road. The operation was conducted without any prior notice to local residents, who were caught completely off guard by the sudden destruction of their homes.
During the demolition, residents were not allowed to salvage their belongings from their homes, resulting in significant property losses. The military personnel also arrested some civilians who attempted to document the destruction by taking photographs, while armed Pyu Saw Htee members threatened others to prevent them from recording the incident. The military’s actions have left many families homeless and without access to their personal possessions, demonstrating a clear violation of basic human rights and property rights.
The forced demolition has created severe housing difficulties for local residents, who have been rendered homeless and face significant challenges in finding alternative accommodation. Local sources report that the military council’s actions have severely impacted the residents’ fundamental rights and their socioeconomic well-being. This incident is part of a broader pattern of the military council’s continued seizure and destruction of civilian properties across various regions and states under different pretexts, causing widespread displacement and hardship for Myanmar’s civilian population.
