The façade of the heritage structure of the city Shaukat Mahal was broken down here on Sunday after a crack was developed in the façade.The crack in the façade developed last week and was proven to be dangerous as per the public security. Keeping in view the sudden demise and security of the people the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) squad demolished the façade here on Sunday.Before the action was taken, BMC Commissioner Tejaswi S Naik along with the BMC officials concerned inspected the whole area and also inspected the façade minutely. After inspecting the spot, he gave necessary instructions to the officials concerned and asked them to demolish the façade as soon as possible. With the implementation of the instructions given by BMC Commissioner the squad took the action. The action was taken four times and the finally the wall was brought down on Sunday.
Notably, these days it is one of the busiest roads of the city. After a crack was noticed by the BMC officials, the wall was demolished keeping in view the public’s security. The wall was demolished with the help of Hydrolic Machine and JCB Machine along with labourers help.later, the debris was removed with the help of JCB Machine. Also ADM Vikas Mishra inspected the area here on Sunday. BMC Additional Commissioner MP Singh was present while the action was taken. Also BMC officials and engineers were also present during the action was taken.Notably, the Shaukat Mahal is a great example of Indo French architecture. It was built 180 years ago during the reign of Sikandar Jahan Begum. The Mahal is located near Iqbal Maidan and Sadar Manzil.While the action was taken to demolish the façade, the road from Moti Masjid to Fire brigade road was blocked totally and the traffic movement was not allowed there.