The Pioneer 11.06.2013
IMC removes eight shops for constructing depot for i-buses
The IDA administration and the affected shopkeepers had been in continuous talks over the demolition of eight shops located opposite a petrol pump at Niranjanpur square for the past one week. Protesting the move, some shopkeepers had also met the district collector and accordingly they were given a time period of one week to remove their belongings from the shops to facilitate demolition of their shops.
However, even after the lapse of a week, the shopkeepers had taken no initiative to remove goods from their shops on their own and demolish their shops.
Subsequently, a demolition gang of the IMC led by the IMC deputy commissioner Mahendra Singh Chouhan, nayab tehsildar Ajit Shrivastav and other senior officials from the IDA reached the demolition site at Niranjanpur square at 10 am on Monday.
Before starting the demolition works, the shopkeepers were given time to remove belongings from their shops. Though affected shopkeepers requested the officials to given them some more time to remove their goods from the shop, the officials refused them to give more time and started demolishing shops at around 10.30 am. The shops which were demolished included Arora Road Lines, Pankaj Motor Parts, Anand Auto Garage and Jammu and Kashmir dhaba respectively.
On account of demolition works, traffic movement on the BRTS from Niranjanpur square to Vijay Nagar square remained disrupted for some hours, causing traffic bottleneck in the locality.
