Summary:
According to the DDA official, most traders occupy more space than they are allotted, leading to traffic snarls. Ever since the court ruling that banned petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years, the automobiles are usually sold for scrap at this market. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) did not get any proposal from the Delhi government to provide land for relocation of Mayapuri scrap dealers, a senior DDA official has said, amid suggestions from Aam Aadmi Party leaders that they had made efforts to help traders in the area. Before they relocated to Mayapuri, the traders were operating in areas such as Motia Khan, Paharganj, Turkman Gate, Anand Parbat and Shahdara. The violence between traders and security forces on April 13 had left at least 14 people injured..