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Traders in trouble as GHMC razes old structures
Traders at Rashtrapathi Road were in for a rude shock when the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) authorities demolished the shops where they have been running business for the past 30 years. GHMC officials of North Zone on Thursday demolished old structures abutting the main road along Rashtrapathi Road in Secunderabad, after identifying the structures as old and dilapidated.
Hyderabad: Traders at Rashtrapathi Road were in for a rude shock when the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) authorities demolished the shops where they have been running business for the past 30 years. GHMC officials of North Zone on Thursday demolished old structures abutting the main road along Rashtrapathi Road in Secunderabad, after identifying the structures as old and dilapidated.
The traders claimed that they were running businesses in the area for the past 30 years. They expressed agony over the irresponsible nature of the GHMC authorities in not notifying them about the demolition. They alleged that the officials did not even communicate to vacate the premises and forcibly thrown their belongings out on the road.
K Dharmender, who runs an electronics showroom, said the GHMC officials came to their shops at around 10 am and started demolishing the buildings without allowing them to even takeout the material in the shop. Earlier, a group of traders moved to the City Civil Court in Secunderabad to halt the demolition and an order of stay was issued directing the GHMC to wait to January 20, 2016. As the stay order expired, the officials carried out demolition procedure.
The traders alleged that they had informed the GHMC officials that another appeal was made in the court to extend the stay and the decision had to come. Meanwhile, the court, in its order on Thursday directed the GHMC not to demolish the structures unless the structure stability certificate was assessed by the competent authority as per the guidelines, but it was late, as the officials had finished their work.
Answering a query, Sreenivas, a GHMC official, said the structures were very old and almost dilapidated. Observing that they may collapse any moment, the GHMC Commissioner ordered to demolish the structures which are unfit to live and do any business. “Keeping in view the safety of traders and customers and to prevent untoward incidents, the procedure has been followed,” the officer said.
