Ajmer district collector Lok Bandhu has filed an 8-page affidavit in the court assuring to complete the demolition of Seven Wonders by 17 September, 2025.
The Supreme Court, which in the last hearing held on April 7 2025 has directed state government to demolish Seven Wonders, will again hear the case on Friday.
The district collector has also submitted a detailed 58-page report from the National Environmental Engineering Institute (NEERI).
The court had also sought the report of Neeri and experts as well as the compliance report on the demolition of the Seven Wonders Park and the status report on the removal of the Food Court.
The petitioner Ashok Mallik, is likely to submit a counter affidavit in Friday's hearing. The court is likely to give a firm direction in this hearing.
What is the project?
Under the smart city project in Ajmer, Seven Wonders were prepared on about one hectare of land on the banks of Anasagar Lake. These seven wonders included replica of Taj Mahal, Pyramid of Egypt, Eiffel Tower, Christ the Redeemer, Colosseum of Rome, Minaret of Pisa and Statue of Liberty. It was inaugurated by then chief minister Ashok Gehlot in March 2022.
Seven Wonders controversy
Ashok Malik (former councillor, BJP) had filed a writ in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on March 11, 2023 over the elimination of the wetland around Anasagar and ignoring the master plan.
On 11 August 2023, the Bhopal bench of the NGT in its order had ordered the demolition of the Seven Wonders Park, Patel Stadium, Gandhi Smriti Park and the food court built around the lake.
The NGT had observed that the construction was done in defiance of the wetland and the master plan. The NGT had expressed concern that continued development was damaging the ecological balance of the lake.
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