BMC carries out Major demolition drive on SV Road In Malad – bulldozes 253 structures
BMC carries out Major demolition drive on SV Road In Malad – bulldozes 253
structures
The demolition will allow the widening of the road to 90 feet and is expected to ease the flow of traffic on this stretch.
As part of their drive against illegal structures, the BMC carried out a major demolition drive on Swami Vivekanand (SV) road, Malad (west) for smooth traffic. It is learnt that the P- North ward has cleared four bottlenecks in the midst of Goregaon to Kandivali.
On Thursday as part of this drive, and in a bid to widen the road to 90 feet demolished
39 structures were removed at Chincholi Phatak and Dargah junction as well as Underai junction. The widening of the road to 90 feet is expected to ease the flow of traffic on this stretch. Remaining 76 structures to be demolished soon.
Two months ago, it widened Anand road, adjoining Malad (West) railway station, for which the civic body had demolished the extension of Malad’s iconic M.M. Mithaiwala sweet shop, and other well-known snack places in April. The BMC also has plans to convert the single road in two ways to give more relief to pedestrians and traffic.
Earlier, the civic body demolished the 100-year-old Jugal Kishore building on the
S V Road constructed in 1923. The building was situated in the middle of the traffic intersection, creating vehicular chaos.
News Edit K.V.Raman
