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Time of India
16-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
40 illegal structures at Sarkhej's Bader Lake to be razed from July 18
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has ordered the demolition of 40 illegal commercial units at Sarkhej's Bader Lake, with action beginning Thursday. This move clears the way for the lake's long-stalled development. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now For three years, illegal constructions on the lake's land prevented the AMC from proceeding with its Rs 8-10 crore development plan. Legal committee chairman Prakash Gurjar said, "There were 40 illegal commercial constructions on the lake, and 24 petitions were filed in the Gujarat high court. The court dismissed it all, and we issued a letter ordering the demolition of these illegal 40 commercial constructions starting Thursday. " The AMC's legal department presented detailed reports, including measurements of the lake's land and roads from DILAR, proving the encroachments were indeed on lake land. Following the HC's dismissal of the petitions, the estate department received instructions to commence demolition from Thursday. The AMC has also proactively ordered the filing of a caveat in the HC. With these illegal structures removed, the Bader Lake development project can now finally proceed. MSID:: 122581667 413 |
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Time of India
Traffic takes a hit as street vendors block Sahakar Marg
1 2 Jaipur: Following the implementation of a signal-free traffic system at the Laxmi Mandir Tiraha, vehicular movement significantly decreased on the Sahakar Marg's Tonk Road end, creating opportunities for street vendors to encroach on this stretch of the road. These vendors now occupy more than 50% of the road segment between the underpass and the Laxmi Mandir Tiraha, severely restricting vehicle movement. The situation worsened as a section of motorists frequently drove on the wrong side through this flank to access the newly constructed underpass, creating dangerous conditions and increasing the risk of accidents on this stretch. "The stretch on Sahakar Marg, between the road of the underpass and the Laxmi Mandir Tiraha, is one of its kind. Vehicles hardly move on this stretch, yet there are congestions. The street vendors occupy more than half of the flank, and you would always find vehicles from the opposite direction moving on the wrong side. It seems a major accident is inevitable any day," stated Prakash Gurjar, an app cab driver. On Friday, when Team TOI visited the spot, it was revealed that several street vendors have formed two lanes on the stretch between the road of the underpass and the Sarovar Hotel, covering more than 50% of the Tonk Road-bound flank. No police officials from the traffic department or the local Jyoti Nagar police station were present to drive them away. "We would definitely look into the issue," stated Saheen C, the Deputy Commissioner (Traffic) of Jaipur police. A section of JDA officials and road safety experts have insisted that this signal-free project on Tonk Road was not the need of the moment when the previous Congress govt decided to implement it. They claimed the project has not only left the stretch of Sahakar Marg but also the underpass underutilised. "The main aim of the project was to close turnings at the Laxmi Mandir Tiraha to facilitate an upcoming shopping mall. If the barricades were not put on the crossing of the Tiraha, the Tiraha would have become a chouraha as the exit and entry gates of the shopping malls are located right opposite to the two flanks of Sahakar Marg," stated an official.
