KMDA Plans Phased Repair of Sealdah Flyover, Several Shops to be Relocated

The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is gearing up for repair and retrofitting of the Sealdah flyover, popularly known as Vidyapati Setu, where shifting of the shops of Sisir Market underneath is necessary for access to the pillars or piers for such work.

- SOUMITRA NANDI

KOLKATA:

"We have already prepared a plan for shifting of the shops and divided the total area under the flyover for taking up work in five phases. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will assist us in shifting the shops and with the help of the local councillor they are already working on identifying a place where the shops can temporarily be relocated so that the repair and retrofitting work can be undertaken. 60-70 shops need to be shifted in each phase," a senior KMDA official said.