GURUGRAM: The Town and Country Planning Department (DTCP) on Monday demolished four under-construction illegal farmhouses and road network built on the Aravalli mountain range at Garatpur Bass here.
According to DTCP officials, Gurugram District is an urban and controlled area in which it is necessary to take permission from the competent authority before the development of the colony.
“The violators were developing an illegal colony without any permission. In addition, they were also planning to expand the colony to 15 acres of adjoining land, as new excavation works were evident to lay the road network at the site, while There were many trees. Four under-construction farmhouse structures were demolished, boundary wall and road network were torn down,” said district town planner RS Bath.
Earlier on June 23, a team of Sohna Municipal Council demolished nine illegal farmhouses built on the Aravalli mountain range in Raisina village of Gurugram.
The operation was carried out on nine illegal farmhouses which included boundary walls, tin sheds and pillars.
The demolition was carried out under section 4 of the Aravalli notification which states that these hills cannot be used for any purpose other than plantation.
This a. was done in compliance with National Green Tribunal (NGT) order from December 2020, directing that all such establishments on the Aravalli range of Gurugram be demolished by January 31.
According to a recent survey by the Forest Department, there are at least 500 such farmhouses built illegally on Aravalli land in Gurugram, concentrated in areas like. Gwal Pahari, Gairatpur Bas, Sohna and Manesar.
According to DTCP officials, Gurugram District is an urban and controlled area in which it is necessary to take permission from the competent authority before the development of the colony.
“The violators were developing an illegal colony without any permission. In addition, they were also planning to expand the colony to 15 acres of adjoining land, as new excavation works were evident to lay the road network at the site, while There were many trees. Four under-construction farmhouse structures were demolished, boundary wall and road network were torn down,” said district town planner RS Bath.
Earlier on June 23, a team of Sohna Municipal Council demolished nine illegal farmhouses built on the Aravalli mountain range in Raisina village of Gurugram.
The operation was carried out on nine illegal farmhouses which included boundary walls, tin sheds and pillars.
The demolition was carried out under section 4 of the Aravalli notification which states that these hills cannot be used for any purpose other than plantation.
This a. was done in compliance with National Green Tribunal (NGT) order from December 2020, directing that all such establishments on the Aravalli range of Gurugram be demolished by January 31.
According to a recent survey by the Forest Department, there are at least 500 such farmhouses built illegally on Aravalli land in Gurugram, concentrated in areas like. Gwal Pahari, Gairatpur Bas, Sohna and Manesar.
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