Illegal construction in Tughlakabad: HC seeks govt’s reply
NEW DELHI: A plea seeking demolition of a factory allegedly built illegally on government land near the ‘protected’ area of historic Tughlakabad village here, has led the Delhi High Court to seek the response of the government and the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).
A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal issued notices to the government and the ASI asking them to file their response by January 13, the next date of hearing.
The plea has alleged that a factory has been built illegally on government land in Tughlakabad and the concerned authorities should restore the possession of land to ASI.
It claimed that despite Supreme Court’s February 2016 order declaring the entire area of Tughlakabad as protected, illegal construction was still being carried out there.
“The Supreme Court has also directed the ASI not to allow any such land grabbing/ encroachment in the said protected area and public land. But despite this direction, the aforesaid ...
was able to build unauthorised construction on the aforesaid land falling within the protected area of ASI,” the petition, filed by Vikas Bakshi, president of an NGO, said.
During the hearing on the plea, advocate Shakil Akhtar, appearing for the petitioner, referred to the February 4 apex court order describing the Tughlakabad Fort as one of national importance and declaring it a protected monument.
The petitioner also alleged that he had filed complaints with the authorities but no action has yet been taken. NEW DELHI: Security agencies and paramilitary forces today conducted a mock drill at the domestic terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport here to check their preparedness in the wake of terror alert.
The drill jointly by CISF, Delhi Police, NSG, airport staff and BCAS (Bureau of Civil Aviation Security) was conducted on Tuesday at around 10.30 am at the departure check-in counter at the domestic terminal.
The drill involved the “detection of a bomb” in unclaimed baggage and the subsequent arrival of the CISF and other agencies.
“Mock drills are part of the GURUGRAM: The South Haryana districts of Gurugram and Faridabad, bordering Delhi, have been declared free from ‘open defecation’ and ‘kerosene’.
The announcement was made on the 50th anniversary celebrations of Haryana Day on Tuesday in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who also awarded the Deputy Commissioners of these districts for the achievement.
The deputy Commissioner of Gurgaon T L Satyapraksh was felicitated by the Prime Minister.
The districts that were declared free from ‘open defecation’ are Gurugram, Faridabad, Fatehbad, Panchkula, Sirsa, Yamuna Nagar and Panipat.
There are also 8 districts of Haryana that have been declared kerosene free in Haryana. exercise to check whether the security agencies are equipped to tackle any untoward incident,” said a senior police officer.
The people who were standing near the proximity of the area where the “bomb was
The state government has set an ambitious target of March 2017 to make all the districts in Haryana kerosene free.
According to officers, the achievements were due to strict implementation of two flagship projects of the Central government — PEHAL, which aims distribution of cooking gas detected” were evacuated.
The drill ended around 11.30 am and was attended by local police, CISF, PCR, fire department, Delhi Police’s special cell and special branch and SWAT commandos, said a senior officer. cylinders to replace kerosene and construction of household toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission.
Citing the progress made by Haryana in the successful implementation of building toilets, Prime Minister Narender Modi said: “For a progressive state like Haryana, it was unthinkable that the women folk of the state have to relieve themselves at odd hours due to lack of toilets. Haryanvis, however, have realised the importance of toilets not only towards cleanliness but also as a matter of respect and is now making quick strides in becoming open defecation free.”
On Haryana aiming to become the first state to be kerosene-free, Modi said: “For a state where many citizens have gas connections as well as electricity, kerosene was used for wrongful means causing loss to the government exchequer. The initiative by Haryana will not only stop corruption but also aid in improvement of environment conditions.”
Citing progressive present yet a challenging future ahead, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar quoted Hindi Poet Maithili Sharan Gupt for the state to continuously strive towards progress. Having witnessed the violent protest by the Jat community for reservation earlier in the year, the state government used the theme of Haryana ek Haryanvi ek.
Being clubbed with Telangana under ek bharat, shreshtha Bharat scheme, Khattar said: “I will expect in the future Haryanvi biryani will be served in the restaurants of Hyderabad and Irani tea will be served in the hotels of Gurugram and Faridabad.”
Under the progressive schemes for Gurugram, the Central and Haryana Government will be expediting the construction project of KundliManesar Palwal Expressway, make the Gurugram Development Authority functional and improve the public transportation system of the city.