No vending zone declared from state guest house to Bapu Vatika
The Ranchi Municipal Corporation has decided to relocate shops at Morhabadi ground at three places. The shops which were functional near State Guest house and JMM patriarch Shibu Soren’s residence will be relocated at three other places in Morhabadi ground itself.
As per the decision taken by RMC, the shopkeepers will be shifted to open space near the registry office, near Park Prime hotel and opposite Oxygen Park. The decision to this effect was taken by RMC after a shootout incident at Morhabadi ground.
Last week a criminal, Kalu Lama, was killed in a shootout in Morhabadi area while two persons were seriously injured in the incident. The incident occurred near Former Chief Minister Shibu Soren’s residence.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Governor Ramesh Bais, and several senior officials reside in the vicinity of Morhabadi area.
After the criminal incident at the high security zone, Chief Minister Hemant Soren directed officials to ensure that the law and order situation was not compromised under any circumstances.
The Ranch Municipal Corporation after the incident has also shifted shops from Morhabadi area to other areas, which the traders have protested. The RMC will not allow shops to run from State Guest House to Bapu Vatika citing security reasons.
The BJP has targeted the State Government for shifting traders from Morhabadi ground and in this connection, former Chief Minister Raghubar Das too has jumped in support of traders. Targeting the state government he said the state has failed to control law and order in the city and to hide its failure they are targeting traders.
The RMC plans to shift 157 shops from the State Guest house to Bapu Vatika. The area has been declared as no vending zone.
The RMC has also planned to create a divider near Bapu Vatika to check the movements of anti- social elements within the VIP zone area.
The RMC has also planned to carry out massive beautification in Morhabadi area. From Park Prime hotel to Tribal Research Institute (TRI) building, sitting arrangements will be made for people. Sources said that massive beautification work is going on at Morhabadi ground in which the government is going to spend Rs 5 crore. The municipal body has planned to develop a vendors market, night market at Morhabadi ground where people can enjoy street foods.