Sadar Bazar to turn into vehicle-free zone for week

BOX: Trial begins tomorrow

The week-long trial begins with Raahgiri Day on Saturday. Suitable arrangements are being made for comfortable access and travel of market users, including the elderly, children, and people with disabilities.

Tribune News Service

Gurugram, March 18

Gurugram’s oldest and busiest market, Sadar Bazaar, will be vehicle-free for the first time.

The Municipal Corporation has planned to revamp the Bazaar on the lines of Chandni Chowk, by conducting a week-long “Pedestrianisation Trial” in its Market Street, and a school zone in the neighbourhood. This would mean cordoning off a 600-m stretch, along with an adjoining school-zone.

The week-long trial begins with Raahgiri Day on March 20. Suitable arrangements are being made for comfortable access and travel of market users, including the elderly, children, and people with disabilities.

Parking management and mobility plans have been prepared for the area. Keeping the needs of shop owners, and visitors — on parallel streets — in consideration, designated parking locations, both reserved and unreserved, have been made for two-wheelers and four-wheelers.

For a successful trial, drivers will need to refer and follow the updated parking plan.

“The transformation of the area would be beneficial for every stakeholder, from visitors and shoppers to residents, and those for whom the market is a workplace. All citizens are invited to join their city’s initiative for a street experience like never before,” said MCG Commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh.