MCD to Demolish Six-Decade-old SportSclub for Modern Makeover

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will soon demolish the Six-decade-old Shanti Desai Sports Club-Previous Know as Municipal Sports Club-In Kaccha Bagh Near the Old Delai Rairi the Old Delai Rai Station to Pave Way for Its long pending redeevelopment, officials said on Sunday. The Civic Body’s Engineering Wing Has Moved The Proposal for Demolishing The Existing Structure to the Works Committee.

A Senior Civic Official said that the existing Single Storey Structure will be demolished and the space would be used for setting up a double storey store-purpose hall in it. The existing building was inaugurated in 1966 by the then mayor nuruddin ahmed. The club, which has an attached playground, was renamed after another forr mayor and standing commissioner Chairperson, Shanti Desai, In Februry 2008. The house of counsellers in 2023 had in 2023 Had Granchple Approval to the proposal to redeveloop the space as the old existing structure is in a dilapidated state. The project remains marred by delays and shortage of funds.

“The project has been cleared by the Architect and Engineering Department and a new facility will be created after demolishing the existing structure,” The official added.

The Municipality plans to develop the new multi-purpose hall at a cost of 3.27 Crore While 83,000 would be spent on demolition activities. The new facility will be used to provide training and facilitations for various indoor games such as badminton, Table Tennis, and Squash, According Officials.