News: 53 property deeds in restricted area under DTCP scanner-15-12-2020
As many as 53 registries carried out in the restricted area, within a 900-metre radius of the IAF ammunition depot, are under the scanner of the department of town and country planning (DTCP).
DTCP officials said that they will probe whether a no-objection certificate has been obtained for carrying out the registry. A report will be submitted to the district administration in this regard in the next week, said officials. The decision was taken following a review meeting on the restricted area, organised by the district administration on Monday.
As per the rules, for registration of sale deed of a plot in a controlled area smaller than or equal to one acre, the seller has to obtain a NOC from DTCP. Officials said that the norm for the area of the plots has been changed recently to curb the sale of small plots in agricultural lands.
“The meeting was held to discuss the status of the restricted area around IAF ammunition depot, particularly in the 300 metres adjoining the depot. We have been asked to conduct a probe into the registration of 53 property deeds, which took place despite the restrictions. We will check whether NOC was issued by DTCP,” said Sanjeev Mann, senior town planner, Gurugram.
As per the norm, there can be no construction in the 900-metre area adjoining an ammunition depot. However, the state government, after several petitions by the local residents, had submitted in the Punjab and Haryana high court that notified area could be reduced to 300 metres, which would pave the way for regularisation of the remaining area, where a large number of residential constructions have come up. The court, however, directed the government to clear the area within 300 metres of the depot before such action is approved.
Mann also said that the department has been asked to work jointly with other civic agencies to carry out demolitions in the 300-metre area. “A drone survey will also be conducted in this area to figure out the status of construction and for this, the air force authorities have also permitted that these machines can be flown up to a height of around 10 metres,” he said.
