Part of 55 buildings in road line razed

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) conducted a major razing drive in the Navayard area of the city on Wednesday. Parts of as many as 55 buildings that were in the road line were razed by the civic body.
Razing teams of the civic body began the drive on Wednesday morning to widen the Old Chhani Road. The road connects the railway station and state transport bus stand to Chhani Circle. Apart from easing traffic flow, the road will provide better connectivity to the new satellite Chhayapuri railway station.
VMC’s director of security and encroachment removal Mangesh Jaiswal said that most of the structures on the road line were three to four storey concrete buildings. The razing of structures on the remaining stretch of the road from Shastri Bridge to Chhani Circle will be taken up in the coming days. Elaborate security arrangements were made and a posse of policemen had remained present. In all, 350 officials and other personnel as well as over a dozen heavy earthmovers and bulldozers were roped in for the drive. Pneumatic hammers as well as mechanised cutters were also used for the drive.