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Abohar
Visit: Jagdish Singh Kahlon SP (D) today visited the house of Dimple Miglani, general secretary of the Land Grabbing Victims Association in the Radhasoami colony here to know her viewpoint on the ongoing tussle with a NRI over immovable property located on the college road here. DSP Parampal Singh also accompanied him. This was in line with the orders of the chief minister Parkash Singh Badal that women should not be summoned to the police stations for recording their statements.
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Hillock razing threat to ecology
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Hillock razing threat to ecology
Lalit Mohan
ROPAR: The trend of levelling small hillocks in the district is threatening the ecology of the area. Some colonisers allegedly in connivance with the authorities concerned are razing hillocks, especially those located on the roadside for commercial interests.
Most of the hillocks in the district are a part of the ecologically sensitive Shivalik range of the Himalayas. They form a part of the forest area of the Shivalik range protected by the government under Sections 4 and 5 of the Forest Act. In the areas protected under the said Acts, the owners of the land have to seek permission from the Forest Department before even cutting a tree. However, ignoring or manipulating the rules and regulations in many areas, the hillocks are being levelled to prepare the land for either agriculture or colonisation purposes.
Sources told this correspondent that though preparing the land for agriculture by razing a hillock was a costly process, many influential people were using black money for the purpose.
Certain IAS officers and politicians have purchased vast tracts of land in the form of hillocks near the Sirsa-Nangal area of the district at comparatively high prices. They are now allegedly using their black money to pull down the hillocks and convert them into agricultural land. In the process they would convert black money into white through agriculture produce.
Religious organisations and Babas are also among those involved in reducing hillocks to plains. Since followers of the Radha Swami sect recently pulled down a hillock on the main road in Bharatgarh. This has increased erosion in the surrounding areas, including along adjoining the national highway.
The garb of religion allegedly gives such defaulters immunity from the administrative authorities.
Environment lovers have expressed concern over the increasing trend of razing hillocks in the area. If it is not stopped, it would increase soil erosion in this ecologically sensitive area and create an environment catastrophe.
Hillock razing threat to ecology
Lalit Mohan
ROPAR: The trend of levelling small hillocks in the district is threatening the ecology of the area. Some colonisers allegedly in connivance with the authorities concerned are razing hillocks, especially those located on the roadside for commercial interests.
Most of the hillocks in the district are a part of the ecologically sensitive Shivalik range of the Himalayas. They form a part of the forest area of the Shivalik range protected by the government under Sections 4 and 5 of the Forest Act. In the areas protected under the said Acts, the owners of the land have to seek permission from the Forest Department before even cutting a tree. However, ignoring or manipulating the rules and regulations in many areas, the hillocks are being levelled to prepare the land for either agriculture or colonisation purposes.
Sources told this correspondent that though preparing the land for agriculture by razing a hillock was a costly process, many influential people were using black money for the purpose.
Certain IAS officers and politicians have purchased vast tracts of land in the form of hillocks near the Sirsa-Nangal area of the district at comparatively high prices. They are now allegedly using their black money to pull down the hillocks and convert them into agricultural land. In the process they would convert black money into white through agriculture produce.
Religious organisations and Babas are also among those involved in reducing hillocks to plains. Since followers of the Radha Swami sect recently pulled down a hillock on the main road in Bharatgarh. This has increased erosion in the surrounding areas, including along adjoining the national highway.
The garb of religion allegedly gives such defaulters immunity from the administrative authorities.
Environment lovers have expressed concern over the increasing trend of razing hillocks in the area. If it is not stopped, it would increase soil erosion in this ecologically sensitive area and create an environment catastrophe.
36 institutions owe Rs 34 crore to PUDA
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36 institutions owe Rs 34 cr to PUDA
Tribune News Service
Mohali, December 6
At least 36 institutions here owe a whopping Rs 34 crore to the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) here. According to PUDA officials, as many as 36 defaulting institutions have been issued notices to pay up the pending amounts failing which legal action would be initiated against them.
According to a review list of defaulting institutions, more that Rs 2.1 crore has to be paid by the Police Department, Punjab. While Rs 1 crore is pending towards the payment of land on which the Commando Complex has been built in Phase 11, another Rs 7 Lakh is pending in the name of police stations Sector 62 and Sector 57. A sum of Rs 1.3 crore is yet to be paid by PUDA on account of the land given to the Police Department for the construction of multistory flats in Sector 66.
A sum of Rs 3.6 crore has to be paid by the Department of Rural Development and Panchyats towards the cost of land bought by the department for the construction of the Rural Development and Panchayat Bhavan in Phase VIII.
Some of the other major defaulters include the Radha Swami Satsang Beas authorities who owe Rs 4 crore to PUDA towards the payment of external development charges of over 200 acres of land reallotted to them. While the Mohali Club, Phase 11, owed Rs 1.8 crore, the Department of Soil Conservation owed Rs 1.4 crore to PUDA.
A number of educational societies owe PUDA large amounts of money. The Multani Mal Modi College, Phase 11 had to pay PUDA Rs 1.7 crore.
While the Gem Educational Society, Sector 60, owes over Rs 1.4 crore to PUDA the Trinity Educational Society, Sector 69, and Paragon Senior Secondary School, Sector 69, owes over Rs 1 crore each. The International Christian Society in Sector 71 owes more than Rs 86 lakh and the Sherwood Convent Educational Society, Sector 59. owes over Rs 31 lakh.
A sum of Rs 81 lakh is to be paid by the Sanjay Educational Society, Sector 70, Rs 29 lakh by the Star Public School, Sector 69, Rs 32 lakh is to be paid by the Sher-e-Punjab Educational Society and Rs 18 lakh by the Green Field Educational Society, Sector 59. The Sir Macauliff School, Phase 11 Society owes Rs 59 lakh to PUDA while the Shaheed Udham Singh Educational Trust, Sector 53, owes Rs 31 lakh.
Some other educational institutions like the Aanchal Educational Society, Phase VI, Love Walk Educational Trust, Sector 70, Rattan Professional Educational Trust Sohana, owes less than Rs 10 lakh each to PUDA.
The Cooperative Housing Societies that owe large amounts to PUDA include the Defence Service Welfare Trust, Sector 70 (over Rs 1 crore), the Mohali Employees Society (Rs 26 lakh), Mundi Cooperative Society, Sector 70 (Rs 4.8 lakh), the United Cooperative Society, Sector 68 (Rs 3.8 crore) and the Danga Pirat Cooperative Society, Sector 67 (Rs 2.1 (crore)
When contacted, the Additional Chief Administrator, PUDA, Mr Yashvir Mahajan, stated that these institutions had been issued fresh notices for payment. “Some of these institutions have not paid for many years now. In case we are not able to recover these amounts from these institutions this time, we would have to take recourse to legal options,” he said.
36 institutions owe Rs 34 cr to PUDA
Tribune News Service
Mohali, December 6
At least 36 institutions here owe a whopping Rs 34 crore to the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) here. According to PUDA officials, as many as 36 defaulting institutions have been issued notices to pay up the pending amounts failing which legal action would be initiated against them.
According to a review list of defaulting institutions, more that Rs 2.1 crore has to be paid by the Police Department, Punjab. While Rs 1 crore is pending towards the payment of land on which the Commando Complex has been built in Phase 11, another Rs 7 Lakh is pending in the name of police stations Sector 62 and Sector 57. A sum of Rs 1.3 crore is yet to be paid by PUDA on account of the land given to the Police Department for the construction of multistory flats in Sector 66.
A sum of Rs 3.6 crore has to be paid by the Department of Rural Development and Panchyats towards the cost of land bought by the department for the construction of the Rural Development and Panchayat Bhavan in Phase VIII.
Some of the other major defaulters include the Radha Swami Satsang Beas authorities who owe Rs 4 crore to PUDA towards the payment of external development charges of over 200 acres of land reallotted to them. While the Mohali Club, Phase 11, owed Rs 1.8 crore, the Department of Soil Conservation owed Rs 1.4 crore to PUDA.
A number of educational societies owe PUDA large amounts of money. The Multani Mal Modi College, Phase 11 had to pay PUDA Rs 1.7 crore.
While the Gem Educational Society, Sector 60, owes over Rs 1.4 crore to PUDA the Trinity Educational Society, Sector 69, and Paragon Senior Secondary School, Sector 69, owes over Rs 1 crore each. The International Christian Society in Sector 71 owes more than Rs 86 lakh and the Sherwood Convent Educational Society, Sector 59. owes over Rs 31 lakh.
A sum of Rs 81 lakh is to be paid by the Sanjay Educational Society, Sector 70, Rs 29 lakh by the Star Public School, Sector 69, Rs 32 lakh is to be paid by the Sher-e-Punjab Educational Society and Rs 18 lakh by the Green Field Educational Society, Sector 59. The Sir Macauliff School, Phase 11 Society owes Rs 59 lakh to PUDA while the Shaheed Udham Singh Educational Trust, Sector 53, owes Rs 31 lakh.
Some other educational institutions like the Aanchal Educational Society, Phase VI, Love Walk Educational Trust, Sector 70, Rattan Professional Educational Trust Sohana, owes less than Rs 10 lakh each to PUDA.
The Cooperative Housing Societies that owe large amounts to PUDA include the Defence Service Welfare Trust, Sector 70 (over Rs 1 crore), the Mohali Employees Society (Rs 26 lakh), Mundi Cooperative Society, Sector 70 (Rs 4.8 lakh), the United Cooperative Society, Sector 68 (Rs 3.8 crore) and the Danga Pirat Cooperative Society, Sector 67 (Rs 2.1 (crore)
When contacted, the Additional Chief Administrator, PUDA, Mr Yashvir Mahajan, stated that these institutions had been issued fresh notices for payment. “Some of these institutions have not paid for many years now. In case we are not able to recover these amounts from these institutions this time, we would have to take recourse to legal options,” he said.
Delay in allotment of plot resented
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Delay in allotment of plots resented
Tribune News Service
Mohali, January 18
Members of the Allotment Sangharsh Committee met at the Phase 3B1 Rose Garden yesterday in protest against the delay in the allotment of plots in Sectors 76 to 80 in Mohali.
The committee had been formed from the 3900 allottees who had been given letters of intent by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) for the allotment of plots in these sectors in 2000, but have not been given the physical possession of plots.
According to a note issued by the press secretary of the committee, Mr Harbhajan Singh, 3950 plots of various sizes in the new sectors were approved and the draw of lots held in March, 2001. The successful allottees had also paid 25 per cent of the allotment price to PUDA and it was promised that physical possession of the plots would be given by the end of December, 2002, but so far the plots had still not been allotted. It was also pointed out during the meeting PUDA had in its free possession over 1200 acres in these sectors but it was not allotting the plots.
The members alleged that PUDA had granted a large chunk of land in these sectors to the Judges and Officers’ Enclave, the Radha Swami Satsang and the Housefed Punjab, but not to the allottees. Members warned that in case their demand was not met, they would gherao the PUDA Bhavan building and stage a dharna there.
Delay in allotment of plots resented
Tribune News Service
Mohali, January 18
Members of the Allotment Sangharsh Committee met at the Phase 3B1 Rose Garden yesterday in protest against the delay in the allotment of plots in Sectors 76 to 80 in Mohali.
The committee had been formed from the 3900 allottees who had been given letters of intent by the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) for the allotment of plots in these sectors in 2000, but have not been given the physical possession of plots.
According to a note issued by the press secretary of the committee, Mr Harbhajan Singh, 3950 plots of various sizes in the new sectors were approved and the draw of lots held in March, 2001. The successful allottees had also paid 25 per cent of the allotment price to PUDA and it was promised that physical possession of the plots would be given by the end of December, 2002, but so far the plots had still not been allotted. It was also pointed out during the meeting PUDA had in its free possession over 1200 acres in these sectors but it was not allotting the plots.
The members alleged that PUDA had granted a large chunk of land in these sectors to the Judges and Officers’ Enclave, the Radha Swami Satsang and the Housefed Punjab, but not to the allottees. Members warned that in case their demand was not met, they would gherao the PUDA Bhavan building and stage a dharna there.
PUDA to get back 35 acres from Radhasoamis
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PUDA to get back 35 acres from Radhasoamis
Tribune News Service
Mohali, September 20
After remaining a bone of contention for years over 35 acres of prime land, reportedly in the unauthorised possession of the Radhasoami Satsang Beas Management here would be ‘returned’ to Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA).
It is learnt that an undertaking to this effect had been given by the management following a meeting with Minister of Urban Housing and Development Raghunath Sahai Puri to solve the issue amiably. The land would be in PUDA’s possession by October 31, and has already been planned for the construction of cooperative housing buildings and institutions.
Sources said Radhasoami Beas Management owned a large chunk of land near Sohana village before PUDA acquired the area. However as part of an internal adjustment done in 2001, PUDA granted 200 acres of land to the management at the same spot in exchange for the other pieces of land owned by the management elsewhere in Mohali.
In fact the deal was in PUDA’s favour. We exchanged 200 acres of consolidated land for almost 235 acres of unconsolidated land owned by the management in Mohali. Other than this, the management was asked to pay external development charges to the tune of over Rs 2 Crore, which they did,’’stated a source in PUDA.
However, while the management took possession of the 200 acres of land, it continued to hold on to over 35 acres of adjoining extra land that they had formally owned but did not form a part of the fresh allotment. This land fell within the boundary walls of the dera which was later constructed here and was subsequently declared encroached upon by PUDA. A number of notices were also issued to the management to shift its boundary wall and hand over the excess land to PUDA. However the management showed its inability to give the land back.
The management’s plea was also not baseless. They pointed out that almost eight acres of land out of the 200 acres allotted to them was under litigation by the original owners and following a stay order, they could not use it as planned. They also said this piece was to be used for the construction of an office complex within the dera, and since a new office complex could not be constructed, they continued to use the old office complex that fell within this 35 acres of land that they had erstwhile owned,’’explained a PUDA source.
PUDA to get back 35 acres from Radhasoamis
Tribune News Service
Mohali, September 20
After remaining a bone of contention for years over 35 acres of prime land, reportedly in the unauthorised possession of the Radhasoami Satsang Beas Management here would be ‘returned’ to Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA).
It is learnt that an undertaking to this effect had been given by the management following a meeting with Minister of Urban Housing and Development Raghunath Sahai Puri to solve the issue amiably. The land would be in PUDA’s possession by October 31, and has already been planned for the construction of cooperative housing buildings and institutions.
Sources said Radhasoami Beas Management owned a large chunk of land near Sohana village before PUDA acquired the area. However as part of an internal adjustment done in 2001, PUDA granted 200 acres of land to the management at the same spot in exchange for the other pieces of land owned by the management elsewhere in Mohali.
In fact the deal was in PUDA’s favour. We exchanged 200 acres of consolidated land for almost 235 acres of unconsolidated land owned by the management in Mohali. Other than this, the management was asked to pay external development charges to the tune of over Rs 2 Crore, which they did,’’stated a source in PUDA.
However, while the management took possession of the 200 acres of land, it continued to hold on to over 35 acres of adjoining extra land that they had formally owned but did not form a part of the fresh allotment. This land fell within the boundary walls of the dera which was later constructed here and was subsequently declared encroached upon by PUDA. A number of notices were also issued to the management to shift its boundary wall and hand over the excess land to PUDA. However the management showed its inability to give the land back.
The management’s plea was also not baseless. They pointed out that almost eight acres of land out of the 200 acres allotted to them was under litigation by the original owners and following a stay order, they could not use it as planned. They also said this piece was to be used for the construction of an office complex within the dera, and since a new office complex could not be constructed, they continued to use the old office complex that fell within this 35 acres of land that they had erstwhile owned,’’explained a PUDA source.
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