“6 mosques to be demolished in Varanasi’s Dalmandi area: Read details of the road widening project and how 100s of shops are set to be relocated”, Opindia, April 18, 2025:
“Under the recently approved road widening project in the Dalmandi market area of Varanasi, hundreds of shops and six mosques are set to be demolished by the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD). The Uttar Pradesh government recently gave a go-ahead for the Dalmandi road widening project, which will enlarge the route leading to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
According to the local administration, the road passing through the Dalmandi market was not so narrow earlier. The width of the road has been reduced due to encroachment. The PWD will now demolish hundreds of shops on either side of the road to widen it.
Six mosques, namely Mirza Qareemullah Beg Mosque, Sangemarmar Mosque, Ali Raza Khan Mosque, Nisaran Mosque, Rangeele Shah Mosque and Langde Hafiz Mosque, will also be demolished as part of the project. As per reports, a total of 146 buildings have been identified for demolition after a survey conducted by PWD, apart from the 6 mosques…….”
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