Amid mild protest, civic body demolishes shops for widening of road

JAIPUR: Amid mild protest, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) on Saturday removed shops which were not demolished earlier due to certain legal hurdles on Gopalpura Bypass. As all the constructions have been removed, now roads are open for JDA to start construction for widening of Gopalpura Bypass.

The shops which were removed were constructed near Gopalpura flyover. Since, the traders protested against the demolition, the JDA officials took help of the police to ensure that the drive would end peacefully. As there were large numbers of policemen deployed at the spot, the traders did not intensify their protest. At one point of time, the traders tried to intensify their protest but the policemen prevented any kind of hindrance to demolition work of shops.

Before stating the demolition drive, the JDA officials stopped movement of traffic from one side of the road and diverted the traffic. They stopped the traffic from Tonk Road heading towards Sodala.

However, Tonk Road witnessed frequent traffic congestion due to JDA's work for demolition of shops. It took almost six hours for the traffic police to ensure smooth movement of vehicles on Tonk Road.

Agitating traders sought help of MP Ramcharan Bohra demanding compensation and rehabilitation for them.