SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Thursday demolished a prefabricated food-cart structure installed near the iconic Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar) at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, triggering questions over the permission under which the structure had been installed.
The demolition reportedly took place in the presence of SMC enforcement officials and police personnel following objections from local shopkeepers over the installation of the structure at the busy city-centre location.
The cart owner, identified as Lateef Ahmad, expressed disappointment over the action, claiming that he had installed the structure after obtaining permission through the e-tendering process of Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL).