The record
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- Varanasi's Dalmandi road widening project, meant to improve access to the Kashi Vishwanath temple, is in its final stage.
- On July 27, the Langda Hafiz Mosque committee began removing about 20 feet of the mosque with the administration's consent, the last of six mosques affected by the project.
- Of the 187 buildings in the widening's path, 140 have been fully demolished and work is underway on 35 more, with only six buildings left.
- Local residents protested against journalists covering the mosque demolition, while police present at the site remained a bystander.
What to watch next
- Whether the remaining six buildings are demolished and the project is completed this month as officials expect
- How the mosque committee's removal of the mosque portion proceeds and whether local objections grow
- Any official response to the confrontation between local residents and media personnel
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Named India · Varanasi · Atul Anjani Tripathi · Kashi Vishwanath · Langda Hafiz Mosque · Mosque Committee · Public Works Department
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