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The little stretch of road between Ghanta Ghar Chowk and Lakkar Bridge, known as Katchehri Road, presents a picture of traffic chaos. Shopkeepers and roadside vendors have caused this chaos. Space on both sides of the road has been encroached upon to such an extent that a picture of the market can be passed off as one of a village fair.

Heaps of bright designer fabric and tea-stall chairs, besides roadside vendors of peanuts, oranges, pakoras and ice-cream dot the road. Few years ago when Lakkar Pul was in working condition, Shoppers of the Civil Lines area generally prefer to park their vehicles near the old courts building before crossing the bridge. Besides the hustle and bustle of pedestrians, the road also has to take the load of vehicular traffic from the Damoria Bridge side. Local mini buses and three-wheelers that ply between Ghanta Ghar and Haibowal also use this road. There is a never-ending stream of cyclists and scooterists.

Before the Netaji Market was built along the road in 1972, the roadside used to be dotted with kiosks. The owner of these kiosks became shopkeepers. The things were alright in the beginning with wide verandahs outside the shops serving as passage for pedestrians. However, the shopkeepers gradually encroached upon the verandahs and have been “owning” these for the past some years. They have not stopped at this. Now, they have occupied parts of the road as well according to their convenience.

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