UT Admn Firm on Bulldozing Furniture Market by Month End

Eviction orders were issued on Jan 9 to free 15 acres of prized government land in Sectors 53 and 54

- Hillary Victor

CHANDIGARH: Having issued eviction orders to shopkeepers on January 9, the UT Estate Office is set to demolish the illegal Sector 53/54 furniture market by the end of this month to reclaim valuable government land.

Through the eviction orders, the UT administration had directed the shopkeepers to vacate the encroached land within 15 days, asserting that no alternative site for relocation will be provided. As per the orders, the 15-day period ends on January 24.

Deputy commissioner-cum-UT estate officer Nishant Kumar Yadav confirmed that the demolition drive was planned two weeks from the notice date. "Since the period ends on January 24, the demolition will take place after January 26, most likely on January 28," he said.

Established in 1985, the unauthorized furniture market, comprising 116 shops, is illegally occupying approximately 15 acres of agricultural land in Sectors 53 and 54.