More than 300 houses and shops will be acquired and then demolished to create a corridor around the Bankey Bihari Temple.
Posted Date – 03:05 PM, Sunday – 01/08/23
Mathura: More than 300 houses and shops will be acquired and then demolished to create a corridor around the Bankey Bihari Temple.
The probe started last week under the supervision of an eight-member committee tasked with implementing the order of the Allahabad high court.
The committee will assess the cost of acquiring the properties, which are spread over the five-acre area surrounding the temple.
Meanwhile, local residents are considering legal aid to save their properties and businesses.
“My family has lived in the area for over 100 years. Members of the Inquiry Committee taped red arrows on the wall of our home. We were told that our house would be acquired to develop a corridor. Many other houses and shops had similar mark. We will pursue the matter in the Supreme Court,” said a local resident who also owns a shop in the area.
It may be recalled that on December 25 last year, in a written petition related to the Bankey Bihari Temple, the High Court ordered the District Administration to submit a costed development plan by January 17, 2023.
A member of the commission of inquiry said: “A total of 325 properties have been identified within the five-acre area surrounding the temple. It will then be passed on to the state government, which will submit the land cost estimate and proposed development plan to the Allahabad High Court on January 17.”
