When contacted, police confirmed that they had received the complaint.Shimla Mayor Surender Chauhan yesterday removed the stalls in The Ridge area and instructed officials to find out who allowed them. “There is a huge water tank under The Ridge, and such a huge structure cannot be built here as it could put pressure on the area,’’ he said.The historic Ridge is located in the heart of Shimla and houses Christ Church, a neo-Gothic structure built in 1844 and a Tudorbethan-styled library building constructed in 1910, besides statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Y S Parmar, the first chief minister of Himachal Pradesh.There are large tanks that can hold 45 lakh litres of water were built under The Ridge during British rule. The tanks supply drinking water to households in the city. The Ridge lies in sinking zones and cracks have been developing in regular intervals since 2000. The foundation area towards Rivoli Theatre and Ice Skating Rink has been sinking. The vehicles are banned on The Ridge and only ambulances are allowed.This is the third controversy which has hit the government in the recent past after the samosa and toilet tax controversies.
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