Gurgaon : DTCP urges action against illegal construction in Palam Vihar Gurgaon
The Palam Vihar C-2 Block RWA and residents have submitted a petition to the high court seeking curbs on illegal construction. The district town planner has registered several FIRs against property owners and requested resealing of unlawfully opened buildings.
GURGAON : The department of town and country planning (DTCP) has sent a reminder to various departments, urging them to take strict action against unauthorised buildings in Palam Vihar.
The case concerns 11 plots in C-2 Block, each measuring 500 sq yards, where 16 flats were constructed illegally per plot. The enforcement wing had earlier advised MCG, DHBVN and local tehsildar to disconnect utilities such as sewer, water, drainage, and electricity to these properties and halt property registrations.
Following inaction from these departments, the district town planner (enforcement) has issued a formal reminder, seeking immediate action. C-2 Block residents have voiced concerns about these illegal structures, which they said, are affecting services and causing overcrowding in the area.
- Residents had staged a protest last month against rampant unauthorised constructions. Officials initiated proceedings against specific plots with numbers 913, 1310, 921, 1251, 924, 979B, 956, 1226, 922, 935, and 951. The Punjab and Haryana high court is set to hear the case on Dec 16.
The Palam Vihar C-2 Block RWA and residents have submitted a petition to the high court seeking curbs on illegal construction. The district town planner has registered several FIRs against property owners and requested resealing of unlawfully opened buildings.
DTP (enforcement) Manish Yadav confirmed ongoing enforcement activities. RWA president Sandeep Lamba condemned developers for breaching building regulations by constructing multiple units per floor against permitted single-unit norms. He suggested that collaboration with local tehsildars facilitated illegal registrations and subsequent electricity connections.
“Such rampant unauthorised construction is turning the city into a slum,” Lamba said. Yadav confirmed that the DTCP has prompted all concerned departments to implement enforcement measures, while actively addressing the illegal construction situation in Palam Vihar.
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