Ward 12 Old City: heritage lane gets paved with stone and a pedestrian-only evening

Vehicles are barred from Kumhar Gali from 6 to 10 pm on weekends.

WARD 12, OLD CITY · Published 25 October 2026 at 6:27 am IST · 1 min read

Ward 12 Old City: heritage lane gets paved with stone and a pedestrian-only evening — Photo: Illustration: Nukkad Local (synthetic)

Shopkeepers backed the trial after a survey showed footfall rose 20 percent on the last pedestrian weekend.

The stone paving matches the original lane of 1920. Gas and water pipes were replaced before the stone was laid, so the lane should not be dug up again for years.

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