The heritage Onduvare Aane Galli, linking Sayyaji Rao Road to Olympia
Theatre, which housed petty shops and street hawkers selling garments,
plastic goods and other paraphernalia, is now history.
The MCC authorities today demolished petty shops on the old lane along Makkaji Chowk, adjacent to K.R. Circle, to facilitate construction of the massive Garuda Mall undertaken by Bangalore-based Maverick Holdings & Investments Pvt. Ltd.
The demolition process that commenced at 7 am, razed about 20 shops.
As per a contract signed with Maverick Co., MCC is to give a total of 4.19 acres of land for the mall, which is under construction. Out of this, the MCC is yet to give 1.5 acres. A decision to give the remaining land to Maverick was taken up at the last Council meeting of MCC during which it was decided to clear the encroached area around the Makkaji Chowk.
MCC Zone 6 AC Thimmappa told SOM that the lane had 117 shops which will be evicted in three phases.
Way back in 1963, this land was acquired for the construction of a commercial complex following which notices were served to the shop owners after they were assured of compensation. Later in 2007, final notices for eviction were served to traders as the last part of land acquisition process.
In this backdrop, about 80 traders evicted from the acquired land were rehabilitated in shopping complexes newly constructed by the MCC.
Today’s demolition operation was carried out under the supervision of MCC Zone-6 Assistant Commissioner E. Thimmappa in which two excavators, few trucks and 60 gang men were employed. Devaraja Police Inspector Shanthamallappa and staff provided tight security.
11/2 Aane Galli
This lane came into existence along with the Sayyaji Rao Road in 1820 during which the sale, purchase and barter of used articles was facilitated on the lane. Weekly shandies also used to be held on this lane before the construction of Devaraja Market.
The MCC authorities today demolished petty shops on the old lane along Makkaji Chowk, adjacent to K.R. Circle, to facilitate construction of the massive Garuda Mall undertaken by Bangalore-based Maverick Holdings & Investments Pvt. Ltd.
The demolition process that commenced at 7 am, razed about 20 shops.
As per a contract signed with Maverick Co., MCC is to give a total of 4.19 acres of land for the mall, which is under construction. Out of this, the MCC is yet to give 1.5 acres. A decision to give the remaining land to Maverick was taken up at the last Council meeting of MCC during which it was decided to clear the encroached area around the Makkaji Chowk.
MCC Zone 6 AC Thimmappa told SOM that the lane had 117 shops which will be evicted in three phases.
Way back in 1963, this land was acquired for the construction of a commercial complex following which notices were served to the shop owners after they were assured of compensation. Later in 2007, final notices for eviction were served to traders as the last part of land acquisition process.
In this backdrop, about 80 traders evicted from the acquired land were rehabilitated in shopping complexes newly constructed by the MCC.
Today’s demolition operation was carried out under the supervision of MCC Zone-6 Assistant Commissioner E. Thimmappa in which two excavators, few trucks and 60 gang men were employed. Devaraja Police Inspector Shanthamallappa and staff provided tight security.
11/2 Aane Galli
This lane came into existence along with the Sayyaji Rao Road in 1820 during which the sale, purchase and barter of used articles was facilitated on the lane. Weekly shandies also used to be held on this lane before the construction of Devaraja Market.
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