Manesar: 10-acre of illegal plotted colony razed again

GURUGRAM: Ten acres of prime land near IMT Manesar were cleared by the enforcement wing
of town and country planning department, which carried out a demolition drive and razed an
illegal industrial plotted colony being carved out without permission from any competent
authority.
During the drive, 20 shops and rooms, 50 other structures, boundary walls and the road network
were razed in the presence of 100 policemen.
The department had carried out demolition in the area in July last year. Gurgaon police had also
filed an FIR against the offenders. But theywere still carrying out construction work in violation of
the norms.

In July, the department had demolished three colonies which were in the initial stages of
development. They The ofenders were demarcating plots and constructing boundary walls.
District town planner (enforcement) RS Batth said the demolition drive was carried out
in Baskhusla village, which is adjacent to IMT Manesar. “During the three-hour-long drive,
under-construction structures were demolished and the road network was razed. The
preliminary inquiry into the matter revealed that the builder was planning to sell industrial plots,”
he said.
During the investigation, it was found that the plot sizes were big and due to the area’s proximity
to IMT Manesar, these plots were planned for industrial use. Batth said the colonies were being
developed without any permission from the concerned department in violation of Haryana
Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act 1975.
He said the violation of Act is a punishable offence with imprisonment up to 3 years, therefore,
the department will soon register police complaint against the offenders. We will also write to
police to stop the development of unauthorized colony being done by the offenders and other
offenders whose name gets associated with the offence.
After this, another illegal colony on one-acre land was demolished and four shops were razed.
Earlier on Tuesday, the department had carried out demolition drive in Bhorakalan.
The office had earlier issued notices to the offenders for carving out illegal colony. During the
drive, four illegal colonies on 10 acre land were demolished and 10 under construction houses,
property dealer office, 50 structures, sewer lines with road network were razed in presence of
100 policemen.