The Oberoi Grand authorities will submit an outline of the repairs that it will undertake at the Grand Arcade to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, following which the civic body will shift hawkers, officials said on Friday. A representative of Oberoi Grand has verbally provided an estimate — around six months — to complete the repairs on the arcade. The civic authorities will not wait for the next meeting of the committee if the Grand authorities submit their plan soon. At a meeting of Calcutta’s town vending committee on Thursday, its members agreed to shift the hawkers at the arcade in phases. “We have asked Oberoi Grand to submit a plan on how they wish to go ahead with the repairs.

Source: The Telegraph February 14, 2026 02:41 UTC