GLADA demolishes 4 illegal colonies

On the directions of Housing and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian and GLADA Chief Administrator Sandeep Kumar, its regulatory wing demolished four unauthorised colonies on Friday at Nandpur village, Jandiali, by dismantling their roads and illegal constructions and structures.

As the developers did not stop the illegal construction work despite getting the notices, a special team carried out the demolition drive, which went unopposed. The GLADA has also recommended filing of FIRs against the developers of unauthorised colonies in Ludhiana district.

A spokesperson stated that zero tolerance was being adopted against unauthorised and unplanned development with special focus on illegal colonies. He said a special drive had 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.

The Chief Administrator appealed to the people to not purchase property/plots/buildings in unauthorised colonies as GLADA would not provide any facility like water supply, sewerage, electricity connections, etc. The list of approved and regularised colonies along with their sanctioned maps was available on the official website of GLADA, which might be checked by prospective buyers before buying any property, he added.