Ludhiana, July 11: GLADA Chief Administrator Ms. Sakshi Sawhney, IAS had adopted zero tolerance to unauthorised and unplanned development with a special focus on illegal colonies. She said a special drive has also been launched to take punitive action against those who were fleecing innocent residents under the garb of offering cheaper plots in these unauthorised colonies, which lacked statutory sanction and compliance with the government norms.
In compliance of demolition orders issued by Additional Chief Administrator, GLADA-cum-Competent Authority Sh. Ojasvi, IAS against two unauthorised colonies, Sh. Karan Aggarwal, Sub Divisional Engineer, GLADA as Duty Magistrate, police force and enforcement team of GLADA comprising of District Town Planner (Regulatory), Assistant Town Planner (Rgulatory), Sub-Divisional Engineers, GLADA, Junior Engineers (Regulatory) demolished two unauthorized colonies today i.e. 11th July 2024 in Baranhara, Ludhiana by dismantling their roads, boundary walls, passages, street lights, sewer manholes and other illegal constructions and structures on these sites. These unauthorized colonies were situated in village Baranhara, Ludhiana. When developers did not stop the illegal construction work despite serving them with the notices, a special team carried out the demolition drive, which went unopposed. In a move to check mushrooming of illegal colonies at the very initial stage GLADA is planning more such drives in upcoming weeks.
The Chief Administrator, GLADA, appealed to general public not to purchase property/plots/buildings in unauthorized colonies as GLADA will not provide any facility like water supply, sewerage, electricity connections, street lights etc. The list of approved & regularized colonies along with their sanctioned maps is available on the Official Website of GLADA, which may be checked by the prospective buyers before buying any property.
GLADA Additional Chief Administrator said besides undertaking a demolition campaign, GLADA had also recommended that to the concerned Tehsildars for not registring Plots in these unauthorized Colonies, PSPCL for not issuing electricity connections to these unauthorized colonies besides filing FIRs against the developers of unauthorized colonies in Ludhiana district.
