High Court seeks explanation from Haryana govt on illegal buildings in Gurugram

Gurugram: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sought information from the Haryana government and Gurugram public agencies on the action taken on the illegal buildings that have come up in the city.

The High Court asked for the information after the petition was filed by by Bhupender Singh. The complainant has highlighted a lackadaisical the approach by the public authorities is resulting in a large number of illegal buildings and colonies being set up. In January this year a four- storey -illegal building fell in Ulhawas area around Sector 65 that led to the death of five persons.

It is estimated that there are 2300 unsafe structures that are presently there in Gurugram.In the recent past, most of it has come up in the residential plots that were meant for the economically weaker groups.

To benefit from the burgeoning demand for providing accommodation to the the workforce in the city, the landowner's of such plots began the process of building the houses way beyond the prescribed safety limit.

The profitability of these landowners can be gauged from the fact that the minimum rental in these houses can be in the tune of Rs two lakhs to three lakhs monthly.