New Delhi: The Chandni Chowk market area is redeveloped during the inauguration in New Delhi, Sunday, September 12, 2021. In the redevelopment project, a 1.3-km stretch at Chandni Chowk between the Red Fort and the Fatehpuri Masjid crossing has been improved. and decorated.
Delhi’s busy Chandni Chowk took on a “new” look on Sunday as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the newly redeveloped market, announcing new rules. Kejriwal said that Chandni Chowk has become more beautiful and people come here till midnight after its redevelopment. The project was to be inaugurated on April 17 this year but was canceled due to the second Covid-19 wave.
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during the inauguration of the redeveloped Chandni Chowk market, in New Delhi on Sunday, September 12, 2021. In the redevelopment project, the 1.3 kilometer long section crossing at Chandni Chowk between Red Fort and Fatehpuri Masjid has been improved and beautified.
Addressing a gathering near Fountain Chowk in Chandni Chowk’s main market, Kejriwal announced that street food joints would be allowed to open for 3-4 hours till midnight so that people can come and enjoy the night. He said that many street food joints will open after the market is closed.
New Delhi: A worker sweeps the redeveloped Chandni Chowk market area during its inauguration in New Delhi on Sunday, September 12, 2021. In the redevelopment project, the 1.3-km stretch between the Red Fort at Chandni Chowk and the Fatehpuri Masjid crossing has been improved and beautified.
Kejriwal said earlier broken roads, hanging wires, traffic jams were synonymous with Chandni Chowk, but now it has become “beautiful” and “aesthetically attractive”.
New Delhi: The Chandni Chowk market area is redeveloped during the inauguration in New Delhi, Sunday, September 12, 2021. In the redevelopment project, a 1.3-km stretch at Chandni Chowk between the Red Fort and the Fatehpuri Masjid crossing has been improved. and decorated.
In the redevelopment project, the main Chandni Chowk section between Red Fort and Fatehpuri Masjid crossing has been improved and beautified. The stretch has been developed as a “pedestrian-friendly corridor” and made aesthetically appealing with the help of red granite stone, decorative lights, plants and street furniture.
New Delhi: The Chandni Chowk market area is redeveloped during the inauguration in New Delhi, Sunday, September 12, 2021. In the redevelopment project, a 1.3-km stretch at Chandni Chowk between the Red Fort and the Fatehpuri Masjid crossing has been improved. and decorated.
This section has been made a “no traffic zone” for motorized vehicles between 9 am and 9 pm. According to PWD officials, the project was sanctioned in August 2018 and work started on it in December 2018.
New Delhi: The Chandni Chowk market area is redeveloped during the inauguration in New Delhi, Sunday, September 12, 2021. In the redevelopment project, a 1.3-km stretch at Chandni Chowk between the Red Fort and the Fatehpuri Masjid crossing has been improved. and decorated.
Pedestrian facilities have been given priority in the redevelopment project as a footpath of about 2.5 meters wide has been provided for them. The redeveloped section has 197 electric poles and 124 CCTV cameras have been installed throughout the area. Delhi’s Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain said the area would be given another facelift.
New Delhi: People gather during the inauguration of the redeveloped Chandni Chowk market, in New Delhi on Sunday, September 12, 2021. In the redevelopment project, a 1.3-km-long section has been constructed at Chandni Chowk between the Red Fort and the Fatehpuri Masjid crossing. Has been improved and embellished.
According to a statement issued by the Delhi government, the redeveloped Chandni Chowk has facilities like toilets, water ATMs and dustbins for pedestrians to walk without any inconvenience. Provision has been made for unisex toilets and ramps for handicapped people. It also has ‘Divyang’ friendly tactile flooring. Four earthen and sandstone signages have been put up with information in Hindi, English, Urdu and Punjabi. Seating bollards and sandstone seats have been installed on the road to avoid inconvenience to the tourists.
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