GLADA razes structures in 8 illegal colonies

Kuldip Bhatia

Ludhiana, June 11

A team of Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) officials today carried out demolition in eight illegal colonies under development in Dhandra, Manakwal and Mehmoodpura villages.

Accompanied by a duty magistrate, heavy police force from three police stations, GLADA officials pulled down structures and boundary walls, dug up sewerage and water pipes, pulled out electric poles and dismantled interlocking tiles laid on pavement area.

At some sites, developers and plot/property owners tried to stop the demolition and were persuaded not to interfere with the enforcement action being carried out.

At more than one site, the GLADA team disconnected a sewer main line illegally connected to the Municipal Corporation sewerage network by one of the developers of illegal and unlicensed colonies.

GLADA officials said the developers and plot/property owners were strictly warned against any further construction activity. “They were also told that any further violations of the PAPRA Act (PUDA Act) will be liable to criminal proceedings under the prevailing laws,” the officials added.