Thiruvananthapuram Corporation ne ravivar ko Palayam ke Connemara Market mein alleged illegal constructions ko dhwast karne ka demolition drive launch kiya, jise police protection bhi mili. Civic body ke adhikari subah hi pahunch gaye aur tin sheets se bane makeshift shops ko todna shuru kar diya, jinmein se zyada tar chicken ya mutton bechne ke liye istemal hote the. Mayor V.V. Rajesh ne kaha ki ye action multiple public complaints ke baad liya gaya aur ye area mein unauthorized structures ko regulate karne ki ek broader koshish ka hissa hai.
Dopahar mein media se baat karte hue Mayor Rajesh ne bataya ki kai shops ko stairways aur pathways par banaya gaya tha, jisse adjacent buildings tak pahunchna band ho gaya tha. Unhone confirm kiya ki demolition process aane wale dinon mein jari rahegi jab adhikari property documents ki review karenge aur aur illegal constructions ko pehchanenge. Mayor ne ye bhi ilzaam lagaya ki kuch unauthorized structures ko previous administrations se chori-chaap approval mila hota tha, jo market mein encroachment ki long-standing problem ko dikhata hai.
Iske saath hi, Corporation ne market mein saalon se chal rahi extortion practices par bhi strong action liya hai. Mayor Rajesh ne ek fish vendor ki complaint ka zikr kiya, jismein usne kaha ki usko ek vessel fish bechne ke liye ₹500 dene par majboor kiya gaya. Saturday ko Mayor ki inspection aur strict directives ke baad, Corporation ne market mein sab illegal money collection ko band karne ka order de diya. “Yeh extortion saalon se chal rahi hai. Hamari visit aur strict instructions ke baad ye practice band ho gayi hai,” Mayor ne kaha.
Corporation ne Palayam market ke renovated rehabilitation block mein shops ki structural design ko lekar bhi chinta jataayi hai. Is block ke 100 se zyada shops vacant hain kyunki unmein poor air circulation hai, jo project ki scientific planning par sawal utha raha hai. Mayor Rajesh ne poochha ki state capital ke prime location par itne shops khali kaise reh sakte hain agar construction fundamentally flawed nahi hai. “Agar construction scientific nahi hai, toh capital ke main area mein shops khali kaise reh sakte hain?” unhone kaha, aur corrective measures ki zaroorat par zor diya.
Demolition aur anti-extortion measures Thiruvananthapuram Corporation ki urban planning norms ko enforce karne aur vendors ko exploitation se bachane ki ek naya push hai. Mayor aur standing committee chairpersons ki high-level inspection ke baad ye action liya gaya hai, jo market mein order aur legality restore karne ki commitment dikhata hai.
Residents aur traders ne is move ka swagat kiya hai, lekin kuch ne chhote vendors par temporary structures par nirbhar rehne walon ke impact ko lekar chinta zataayi hai. Corporation ne assure kiya hai ki wo further action lene se pehle ek thorough assessment karegi, taaki process transparent aur fair ho.
Jab demolition drive jari hai, Corporation ka focus unauthorized constructions ko khatm karne aur Thiruvananthapuram ke sab stakeholders ke liye regulated, safe aur equitable marketplace ensure karne par hai.
