GURUGRAM: Banjara Market Near Golf Course Road, which is a popular shopping destination for those looking to buy decorative items and furniture, will soon cease operations.
The market had come to HSVP land after a series of encroachments in Sectors 45, 53 and 57. To free the land from encroachers, the authority is planning to conduct a massive demolition drive this week. The HSVP had demanded deployment of a police force to maintain law and order during the campaign.
About 25 acres of HSVP land has been occupied Nomad The market and the surrounding slum where people with shops in the market live. In the last 10-15 years, slums have been built on the land close to the rapid metro yard. Over time the number of slums grew and they started shops in the service road between Botanical Garden Crossing and Golf Course Road. Shops started coming up on this section in the last 7-8 years. The market eventually gained popularity among Gurugram residents.
According to HSVP officials, “land mafia” have encroached upon the authority’s land in Sectors 45, 53 and 57. “Muscles from nearby villages have encroached upon these areas and set up slums and shops. They leased out these places and earned huge monthly rent,” said an HSVP official, adding that in the past, the authority had set up a The demolition drive was carried out, but the shops started coming up again.
SDO (Survey) Satyanarayan He said that he has prepared a plan to vacate the land from the encroachers. “We are preparing a plan for the area. After that, the land will be put up for auction,” the SDO said, adding that these are prime areas worth several crores.
MCG Councilor Mahesh Dayama He said that encroachment in the illegal market has become a problem for the area and they have put additional pressure on the civic infrastructure. “They defecate in the open and create nuisance. Due to this, the traffic in the area is always congested as people visiting these markets park their vehicles on the road,” Dayama said, adding that the area has also become a hotbed of illegal activities.
Dayama said that he has raised the issue on several occasions in meetings of the Chief Minister as well as at the MCG House. “Removing the encroachments will clear the area and it will be a matter of relief for the residents,” Dayama said.
However, news of the closure of the market left many residents disappointed. “It was one of the popular destinations. We used to come here to buy decorative items and furniture. The collection is usually not available in regular markets,” said Rashi KhuranaResident of Sector 56. He said that there should be a place for street vendors in the city. “Apart from malls, the city needs such markets and the government should designate some places for them and regularize it.
The market had come to HSVP land after a series of encroachments in Sectors 45, 53 and 57. To free the land from encroachers, the authority is planning to conduct a massive demolition drive this week. The HSVP had demanded deployment of a police force to maintain law and order during the campaign.
About 25 acres of HSVP land has been occupied Nomad The market and the surrounding slum where people with shops in the market live. In the last 10-15 years, slums have been built on the land close to the rapid metro yard. Over time the number of slums grew and they started shops in the service road between Botanical Garden Crossing and Golf Course Road. Shops started coming up on this section in the last 7-8 years. The market eventually gained popularity among Gurugram residents.
According to HSVP officials, “land mafia” have encroached upon the authority’s land in Sectors 45, 53 and 57. “Muscles from nearby villages have encroached upon these areas and set up slums and shops. They leased out these places and earned huge monthly rent,” said an HSVP official, adding that in the past, the authority had set up a The demolition drive was carried out, but the shops started coming up again.
SDO (Survey) Satyanarayan He said that he has prepared a plan to vacate the land from the encroachers. “We are preparing a plan for the area. After that, the land will be put up for auction,” the SDO said, adding that these are prime areas worth several crores.
MCG Councilor Mahesh Dayama He said that encroachment in the illegal market has become a problem for the area and they have put additional pressure on the civic infrastructure. “They defecate in the open and create nuisance. Due to this, the traffic in the area is always congested as people visiting these markets park their vehicles on the road,” Dayama said, adding that the area has also become a hotbed of illegal activities.
Dayama said that he has raised the issue on several occasions in meetings of the Chief Minister as well as at the MCG House. “Removing the encroachments will clear the area and it will be a matter of relief for the residents,” Dayama said.
However, news of the closure of the market left many residents disappointed. “It was one of the popular destinations. We used to come here to buy decorative items and furniture. The collection is usually not available in regular markets,” said Rashi KhuranaResident of Sector 56. He said that there should be a place for street vendors in the city. “Apart from malls, the city needs such markets and the government should designate some places for them and regularize it.
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