Gurugram’s famous Banjara market, known for pretty home decor items and furniture pieces, bears a gloomy sight now. In October 2021, the market was knocked down by local authorities for various proposed official projects. The Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) had demolished nearly 200 hutments and other makeshift shops in the Sector 56 market. On April 25 and 26, 2022, the market underwent demolition again. The demolition has been a huge blow to the artisans of the market. The shopkeepers are requesting the authorities to at least relocate them to some other place.
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Official Accommodations For Income Tax department Proposed To Be Set Up In The Area
Shops spread across nearly 25 acres of land in Gurgaon’s Banjara Market have been demolished by HSVP. In the area, college projects and official accommodations for the Income Tax department have been proposed. The officials have been visiting the site since last two years planning the demolitions. As reported by ANI, Duty Magistrate Ajay Malik has said that they visited the market to initiate the demolition proceedings on October 4. Malik added that the residents had asked the officials to give the time until evening for relocating things kept inside the houses and shops. Malik said that their demand was accepted and they were given an extra day to vacate the place. When the officials found on October 5 that the place wasn’t vacated, they demolished the market. Malik has said that the matter of relocating the shopkeepers will be discussed with senior officials.
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Residents Urge Authorities To Relocate Them
Residents at the Banjara Market, who are mostly sellers of handicraft items, are now requesting the authorities to relocate them to some other place. As the market had been their sole source of livelihood.