MCG vows to clean the mess around Sadar Bazar in Old Gurgaon

08 March, 2013

Irritated by the rampant traffic jams happening around the Sadar Bazar area in Old Gurgaon, the commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) Ashok Sangwan is deciding new plans to remove all illegal encroachments and roadside vendors, which are believed to be the reason behind the traffic mess.

In a meeting, held on Thursday, Sangwan called upon various businessmen and heads of organisations besides the corporation officials to discuss various plans and conveyed that it was necessary to remove illegal encroachments.

He ordered all his officials to remove all encroachments from the area. He also assured them the support of MCG, police department and businessmen of Sadar Bazar. “It is important to take consent of all businessmen and shopkeepers of Sadar Bazar before taking any action, otherwise there are chances of clashes between authorities and them,” Sangwan said.

While instructing all shopkeepers not to hang or place their stuff outside their shops, he appealed them to make the main market of Gurgaon a better place to shop. The businessmen assured that they will talk to all those shopkeepers who keep their stuff on roads and convince them to remove it.

Joint Commissioner Anju Chaudhary apprised the MCG chief of various issues they are facing in removing the encroachments. Along with ACP Traffic Vishnu Dayal Sharma, Executive engineer Raman Sharma, PRO MCG Sanjay Chugh, Councillor of Sadar Bazar, Subhash Singla, Head of Gurgaon Chamber of commerce Kanahiya Lal Pahwa and many shopkeepers were present in the meeting.

Thousands of people visit the Sadar Bazar on a daily basis to shop for various things – both retail and wholesale.But narrow and congested roads have posed a problem not only for shoppers but also for businessmen in the area.