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Demolition at Bairagarh Old Sabji Mandi begins, vegetable sellers shifted

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The Pioneer               27.07.2013

Demolition at Bairagarh Old Sabji Mandi begins, vegetable sellers shifted

As many as 60 vegetable sellers were shifted from Bairagarh old Sabzi Mandi to the new Sabzi Mandi under the ongoing process of shifting the vegetable sellers to the New Sabzi Mandi.

With the shifting of the 60 vendors the Old Sabzi Mandi has been evacuated completely and the process of the shifting has been completed on Friday. The process of demolishing the shops at the old sabzi mandi has been started by the BMC squad.

New sabzi mandi near Sehore toll plaza was developed to provide relief to the traders and locals from the congested and cluttered old sabzi mandi. In the new sabzi mandi, platforms are covered with shed and other facilities are also provided to the vendors.

The remaining shops and sheds would be removed tomorrow.  The road side stalls and hand carts selling goods at the Bairagarh BRTS main road were also shirted to the newly developed hawkers’ corner.

Meanwhile, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation has issued notices to the owners of the dilapidated houses and demolished six houses that were in poor condition and the BMC had identified them as danger.

With the aim to secure the people from any untoward incidents from the dilapidated houses the BMC has drive to demolish the buildings in frail and feeble condition.

The anti encroachment squad and technical department during the operation demolished houses and part which were in a dilapidated condition at Jehangirabad, Unani Hospital building, a single storey building near Badwali Masjid and at Chiklod road.

The BMC has issued notices to the building owners which are in dilapidated condition and the action was taken after the owners heeded to the orders.