56 illegal colonies to be regularized in district

GURGAON: Deputy commissioner P C Meena has said that 56 unauthorised colonies in Gurgaon district will be regularized soon. The plan for regularization of 45 of these colonies has already been sent to the Urban Development department, Meena said in a meeting held between the Urban Development department and the MCG.
Of late, a lot of unauthorized colonies have mushroomed in not only the city, but in the neighbouring areas as well.Earlier, in 2011, after repeated allegations that illegal colonies are being carved out by the ruling party leaders in the district, Meena had directed the revenue officers in the district not to register sale deeds in unauthorized colonies. This had led to widespread discontent among the residents.
Apart from regularizing the illegal areas in Gurgaon city, Meena said the civic body would monitor the other illegal areas in the district and prepare a plan to regularize them.
“The areas that are outside the purview of the MCG, such as one colony in Pataudi and seven colonies in Hailey Mandi, will also be regularized. I will personally inspect the unauthorized areas in Sohna and Farrukhnagar and prepare a plan for the regularization of areas that fulfil the criteria,” Meena said.
He added that while drafting the proposal for regularization, it must be made sure that the colonies are not built on any government land and that no developer benefits directly by the regularization.