India, Jan. 11 -- The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Friday dismantled the barriers and bollards erected along the boundaries of the vehicle-free zone at Raj Nagar District Centre (RDC), making the road a thoroughfare once again, officials said.

Built at a cost of about Rs.4.5 crore, the no-vehicle zone was inaugurated in October 2020. According to officials, nearly 6,000 square meters of the RDC area - a major commercial hub in the city - was occupied by the zone.

The move comes after political intervention as local traders had been complaining that the zone severely affected traffic movement in the area.

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) city president Mayank Goel said the matter was discussed with Uttar Pradesh social welfa...