Kolkata Mosque Demolition

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has issued a stop-work notice against the demolition of the heritage Ghoolam Rasool Mosque in the city. But the mosque is now almost ground to dust.

A 70-year-old mosque, listed by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation as a heritage building, is being pulled down to make a bigger one and conservationists and some locals are extremely upset that the authorities have not stepped in to stop the demolition.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has issued a stop-work notice against the demolition of the heritage Ghoolam Rasool Mosque in the city. But the mosque is now almost ground to dust.

A 70-year-old mosque, listed by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation as a heritage building, is being pulled down to make a bigger one and conservationists and some locals are extremely upset that the authorities have not stepped in to stop the demolition.