The North MCD had last week asked the trader to take it down on grounds that it was a new construction when the trader had asked for repair permission and is beyond the permissible limit of six inches. The process of dismantling of the building that looked like Jaipur’s iconic Hawa Mahal in Chandni Chowk has started after the trader who made it was told by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation to take it down. The building, on the 1.3-km pedestrian stretch between Red Fort and Fatehpuri Masjid, was renovated by a Rajasthan-based trader and architect Ankit Keyal. Keyal said, “I have started the process of dismantling and one floor has been removed. If as per rules some beautification could be allowed then we would allow it to that extent only,” Jain added.

Source: Indian Express August 09, 2021 20:26 UTC