42K acres of 46 villages under controlled area

Karnal, January 7

To encourage organised development in the district, around 42,000-acre land of 46 villages of Gharaunda and Indri blocks have been kept under controlled area. No fresh construction will be allowed outside ‘lal dora’ in these villages and change of land use (CLU) permission will be required for the construction.

Among these, 41 villages are of Gharaunda block while five villages fall under Indri block, said Vikram Kumar, District Town Planner (DTP). “To regulate construction work outside lal dora in these villages, these villages have been kept under controlled area category. No further construction will be allowed outside lal dora without the CLU,” the DTP maintained. Residents have raised voice against this notification and demanded the government to withdraw it. Several advocates also met Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav and submitted a memorandum in this regard. — TNS