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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Ahead of good Friday, SWR announces special train between Yesvantpur-Kannur via Mangaluru
Bengaluru: Ahead of the upcoming Good Friday festival weekend, the South Western Railway has announced a one-trip special train service between Yesvantpur Junction and Kannur via Mangaluru Junction.
According to an official released from the SWR, Train Number 06551 Yesvantpur–Kannur Express Special will depart Yesvantpur at 11.50 am on April 2 and is scheduled to arrive Kannur at 3.00 am on April 3.
In the return direction, Train Number 06552 Kannur–Yesvantpur Express Special will leave Kannur at 8.45 am on April 3 and reach Yesvantpur at 9.30 pm the same day.
The special train will halt at Kunigal, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpura, Subrahmanya Road, Kabaka Puttur, Bantawala, Mangaluru Junction, Kasaragod, Kanhangad and Payyannur.
The train composition will have two AC two-tier coaches, six AC three-tier coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, four general second class coaches.
