Crying for help: Residents of Swiss, Roseland colonies living in uninhabitable conditions

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 13

Residents of Swiss and Roseland colonies are a perturbed lot as the government is not providing civic amenities. Both colonies are situated together on the Ramtirath by-pass.

In the absence of civic amenities, they are living in uninhabitable conditions. Amenities like proper roads, power supply, street lights, security, sewerage, cleanliness and maintenance of parks, roads, proper boundary walls are not provided.

Dharminder Singh Rataul, a resident of the colony, said developers had sold out most of the commercial plots and seemed to be packing up, caring less to ensure the provision of amenities. As per the law, they are duty bound to provide the facilities. This is bringing a bad name to PUDA also.

Laying sewerage lines without proper outflow is causing insanitary conditions in the so-called promised planned colony. So the residents are forced to put the outlet in adjoining plots.

Cleanliness and maintenance of parks and footpaths and removal of haphazard growth of wild grass are yet to be done. He also sought the provision of water supply.

Dr Vinay Sukhija, another resident said, PUDA handed over the colony to the municipal corporation. “A security of Rs 27 lakh in the form of bank guarantees submitted by the real estate developer of these colonies was with the government. In case the promoters fail to complete the works, the government could confiscate the amount to provide the residents with basic amenities.

He said in case the government did not take care of their needs, then they would be compelled to move court.

Dr Sukhija, who is also president of a residential association of the colony, said the developers of the colony had not completed the development works as per their agreement with the PUDA. “The developers are not completing the works which as per the written agreement, they are bound to do,” said Dr Sukhija.

Komal Mittal, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Amritsar (MCA), said she directed the staff to look into the complaint. She said it was also to verify whether the colony fell under the jurisdiction of the MCA.