The Pioneer 29.11.2010
180 shops on Panchkuian Road razedStaff Reporter | New Delhi
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Sunday demolished 180 shops on Panchkuian Road on Sunday. The shops comprised 75 ones allotted under Teh Bazari and 25 allotted by the Land and Estate Department of the Civic body.
As an alternative to these existing shops, the allottees had been allotted shops at a market constructed by the DMRC at Bhai Veer Singh Marg near Gole Market. But the shopkeepers had not vacated the shops despite new allotments.
At the time of demolition of these shops, Renu Krishnan Jagdev, Deputy Commissioner (Sadar Paharganj zone) of MCD, was assisted by around four companies of the Delhi Police. These shops having width of about 12m were constructed in a length of about 1.5kms. These shops were required to be vacated for construction of road from Rajiv Chowk to Jhandewalan side. The road from this side could not be developed as the occupants of these shops were not vacating them and had approached various courts and were under litigation for more than five years.
Following the recent vacation of all the stay orders and ending of litigation, the MCD on Sunday swung into action and demolished the shops.
MCD officials said with the drive, it has now become possible to construct road connecting Rajiv Chowk to Jhandewalan. At present, only one side of the road that is from Jhandewalan to Rajiv Chowk is open to traffic. Now it will become two-way road bringing convenience to the public.
