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.