Ahmedabad civic body carries out demolition drive for Sardar Patel Sports Enclave road connectivity
Ahmedabad (PTI): Days after Ahmedabad was awarded hosting rights of the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the civic body on Saturday carried out an anti-encroachment drive during which residential and commercial structures were demolished to enhance road connectivity near the under-construction Sardar Patel Sports Enclave, officials said.
Heavy machines were involved in the operation carried out by the estate department of the western zone of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) amid tight police security in Motera area here to raze 30 commercial and residential structures.
With the area freed, the authorities will be able to construct a road close to the Narendra Modi Stadium that will enhance connectivity to the Sardar Patel Sports Enclave, which is an under-construction multi-venue sporting enclave for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, said Mahesh Tabiyar, Deputy TDO, West Zone, AMC.
"Around a year back, the owners of the structures were served notice to vacate them after they became a part of a road project. The owners had challenged the notice in the Gujarat High Court, which rejected their application, paving the way for the authorities to implement the demolition drive," he said.
Around 250 structures were demolished in the last six months for the proposed road, and 30 structures were remaining due to litigation, Tabiyar added.
Ahmedabad was formally awarded hosting rights of the 2030 Commonwealth Games on Wednesday, paving the way for the multi-sport event's return to India after two decades and giving impetus to the country's audacious plan of becoming an Olympic host in 2036.
India last hosted the CWG in 2010 in Delhi.
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
