Deccan Herald 21.01.2014
Mayor refuses to stop KR Market renovation
Mayor B S Satyanarayana on Monday said the
BBMP could not allow the KR Market to be ruined “only to benefit a few
encroachers.”
With BBMP renovating the market from
Monday, traders, who have encroached upon the pavement, reached the
Palike office with local MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, arguing that any
renovation plan would badly affect their livelihood.
After
listening to them, Satyanarayana said work would start on Wednesday at
any cost. The Palike on Monday deferred its KR Market renovation plan
for the second time on account of protests. The work, which should have
begun last Friday, was deferred due to protests by traders. The
renovation is based on a design given by Prakash Belawadi and eminent
architect Naresh Venkataraman. Belawadi and Venkataraman had given a
presentation in BBMP Council.
attraction and not something people should run away from,” said
Satyanarayana. “You are free to approach any forum or court, but our
decision will not change.” Some traders suggested providing land at
Banni Mutt on Magadi Road for which the mayor and commissioner remained
noncommittal, stating they would take a call on Wednesday.
