11 yrs on, villagers await plots in lieu of acquired land

Residents of Hoshiarpur village near Mullanpur today apprised Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) Chief Administrator of pending allotment of commercial plots in lieu of their land acquired for Eco City-2 and Eco City-2 Extension.

After their land was acquired, the landlords were handed a letter of intent (LOI), following which GMADA reportedly forgot to develop the land or allot their commercial sites, alleged Avtar Singh Walia, Ravinder Singh, Jatinder Singh, Jagtar Singh, Sukhdarshan Singh Dhillon and Sudagar Singh, all residents of Hoshiarpur. They said their land was taken dirt cheap but 11 years later, its value had appreciated a lot.

A meeting was called today to solve the problem faced by the farmers in which the landlords handed a demand letter to GMADA Chief Administrator Moneesh Kumar urging development and allotment of commercial sites pending for the last 11 years in Eco City-2 and Eco City-2 Extension.

The pending allocation of commercial showrooms and other issues were brought to the attention of the Chief Administrator and other officials present in the meeting. The officials were asked to conduct Social Impact Assessment for the Eco City-2 Extension scheme.

The Chief Administrator instructed Harbans Singh, Estate Officer, Plots, Gurdev Singh Atwal, DTP, and AK Batish to resolve the issues of farmers in a month.