Delhi’s commercial hub Nehru Place caught in crosscurrents
NEW DELHI: Nehru Place was planned as a space for work, shopping and recreational activity. For long, however, the market was purely a commercial hub for computers and accessories. Of late, with new restaurants opening, the district centre is finally assuming the contours of the originally conceived multi-functional public space. That is the good news. The bad news is that nobody among the current business owners at Nehru Place thinks the market is ready for its new avatar.
Nehru Place was developed by the Delhi Development Authority in the late 1970s, and its age is showing: broken pavements, wires dangling dangerously above the avenues, inadequate toilet facilities, poor illumination after sunset and massive encroachment by hawkers. The existing amenities simply cannot meet the needs of the three lakh people who visit the place every day. With the Janakpuri-Botanical Garden Metro line opening soon, the burden on Nehru Place could become unsurmountable.
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