Ggn: House owners served notices for illegal constructions

Residents include IAS, IPS & politicians; Houses were built without building plan

GURUGRAM: The Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) has served notices to over 200 house owners for not acquiring the building plan. These homeowners include IAS, IPS, HCS officers as well some politicians. All these homeowners reside in the Saraswati Kunj along the Golf Course road.

Based on an anonymous complaint, a survey was conducted by DTCP in which it was found that most of the houses were built without the occupation certificate (OC) and the building plan.

After the irregularities were found by the officials, the notices are being sent to the homeowners seeking their reply as to why proper procedures were not followed. There is a possibility that if the reply was found not satisfactory, the authorities might even decide to demolish the houses.

Meanwhile, the residents have claimed that this is just another way to harass the homeowners who have been already facing a host of problems.

“A complaint was given to the Chief Minister’s window over a large number of slums that have come up in the area. Instead of taking action against them, the authorities have begun to unfairly target us,” said Kalyan Singh Sandhu, a resident of Saraswati Kunj.

Often the building norms are flouted by the homeowners to create extra space that can be used for commercial purposes like providing the accommodation for rent. After the tragedy of building collapse in Greater Noida, the public authorities have begun to act against the illegal constructions that can jeopardise the security of the residents.

It is important to note that the 483-acre Saraswati Kunj society formed more than three decades ago is yet to be fully occupied.

A plan where the co-operative society was formed by the inclusion of members who wanted to buy plots was hindered due to host of litigations. It has been alleged by a

large number of members that despite giving the money, they have not been able to get their plots.

A large number of homebuyers and the challenge of

limited land resulted in the case being heard in the High court for more than twenty years.

Based on an anonymous complaint, a survey was conducted by DTCP in which it was found that most of the houses were built without the occupation certificate and the building plan