30 years on, 1984 riot-hit families fight for shelter

It's been more than 30 years since thousands of families were displaced from their homes during the 1984 riots and yet victims of the same are struggling to get a roof over their heads.
Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) is in process of relocating riot-hit families as per directions of the Punjab and Haryana high court. During a GMADA survey conducted, it was found that flats which were supposed to be allotted to riot victims have been illegally occupied by 11 people for close to three years now.This made the riot hit families to live in rented accommodations across town.
Previously GMADA had issued notice to the 11 illegal occupants from the lower income group (LIG) flats in phase 11 under Punjab regional and town planning and development act 1995's section 46 to vacate the houses occupied illegally within seven days of the issuance of the notice but the illegal occupants failed to evacuate.
Now, these occupiers have been issued notice to relinquish the houses within 7 days of the notice i.e. before or on June 3, 2016.
Administration had also dispensed notice to the illegal residents for recovering the damages to the property under section 47 of Punjab regional and town planning and development act but nothing concrete came out.
Clear instructions have been issued to these illegal occupants that if they don't leave the houses then police force will be used.
Manjeet Singh, a riot victim along with others had approached GAMADA to file a representation before them regarding the possession of the flats at the earliest in 2015.
Representation was presented before the chief administrator of the GMADA, AK Sinha when the decision of high court came on February 21 in which court had given liberty to the victims to approach appropriate authority under the policy for allotment of flats on September 29, 2011. Riots victims have filed more than 42 petitions in the court alleging that the authorities are negligent and no action is being taken by the state authorities.
As per the president of the riot victim families association Jaswinder Singh said that, there are more than 2000 families living in Mohali district in search of allotment of houses.
He further added that, out of 2000 families, less than 600 families have got the shelter over their head and rest of them are still awaiting despite the orders of the high court.