The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) is set to work the conservation and restoration of the main Gole Market building as a museum as well as the redevelopment of the surrounding area, which will include the construction of a service block and a subway. At a press conference on Tuesday, Kuljeet Singh Chahal, a member of the NDMC, informed media officials.
This will be first museum of NDMC with amenities such as digital panels, air conditioners, a food court, a subway and a mini-amphitheatre. The museum will house cultural and historical materials all related to Delhi. Gole Market is one of New Delhi’s oldest surviving colonial markets, built in 1921, is a heritage structure near Connaught Place. In 2007, it was declared dangerous and shopkeepers were evicted.
Due to various lawsuits, the project has been on hold for more than a decade since 2006. The site could not be handed over within the time limit set due to various court cases, and only façade renovations of adjoining blocks (Nirual Block and Emporia Block) were completed, according to Chahal in a statement.
Furthermore, Chahal stated that the council has already granted administrative approval and a budget of Rs 26,71,71,500, and that a tender will be issued soon and the project will be awarded to the lowest bidder.
Long-pending conversion of Gole Market into museum to begin this month - The Indian Express
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