Delhi: 2200 roads commercial/mixed use areas

New Delhi, Sept 15: In a massive relief for traders in Delhi, living under the constant fear of sealing of their shops after expiry of the September 16 deadline by the Supreme Court, the Delhi Government today notified nearly 2200 roads/streets in the capital as either commercial or mixed land use streets.

As per the notification, which was cleared by Lt Governor B L Joshi this afeternoon, 2000 roads or streets in E, F and G colonies while nearly 200 roads in C and D colonies, have been declared commercial, mixed land use or pedestrian shopping streets following their listing by the MCD earlier this week, a spokesperson for the Delhi government said.

The notification by the Delhi government comes after the Centre, last night, issued a corrigendum in relevant sections of the MCD Act, empowering the Delhi Government to notify modified land use norms.

The notification of these roads as commercial/mixed use streets is sure to bring tremendous relief to small traders of Delhi, who have been dreading sealing of their commercial establishments on the expiry of the September 16 deadline issued by the Supreme Court to the MCD for sealing of shops in residential areas.

UNI