Rwas demand to relocate liquor store along residential area
Gurugram, Feb. 22 -- Residents of Sobha City and Sobha International City have demanded the relocation of a liquor store along the Upper Dwarka Expressway, citing serious safety risks and traffic hazards.
Addressing the concerns, Haryana cabinet minister Rao Narbir Singh on Saturday said, "I understand the concerns and will discuss what can be done within the policy framework to ensure residents' safety and well-being. Residents claim that the liquor vend was set up when the area was largely uninhabited. Now it is 40-50 metres from occupied residential societies.
Brigadier Anil Hooda (Retd), president, Sobha City Residents' Association (SCRA), said, "The liquor vend is just a few metres from a high-speed expressway and has created a blind left turn from the Nanak Heri village link road. Any congregation here poses a serious risk of accidents," Hooda said.
A senior GMDA official said the matter falls under the excise department's jurisdiction, but acknowledged that concerns need to be examined....
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