Residents demand regularisation of Bhiwani locality

Residents of Devnagar Colony in Bhiwani district recently held a protest demonstration at Devnagar Chowk, seeking regularisation of their locality and basic amenities for residents.

Protesters, led by councillor Surya Tanwar, raised slogans against the district administration and expressed anger over the “neglect of their longstanding demands”.

They said the district authorities had set a deadline of March 31 to legalise the colony. However, no progress had been made so far, they added. The residents alleged that they had been suffering in the absence of basic amenities, which could only be availed by them after regularisation. Tanwar said Devnagar Colony has come up five decades ago, but the government had still not granted it ‘regular’ status.

“As a result, residents lack essential services such as clean drinking water and proper drainage. Though electricity connections have been provided to residents, but, due to a shortage of poles, power lines are left hanging dangerously, posing a serious risk of accidents,” he said, adding that he had raised the matter several times, but the administration had failed to respond to the concerns.