HUDA demolishes illegally built temple

GURGAON: The enforcement wing of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) on Friday demolished four houses and a temple which had been built illegally in two %sectors.
Amidst fear of opposition from the residents, the HUDA team landed at 10 am in Sector 9 where the temple is located.
A HUDA official, Sarvesh Joon said, "The temple was in HUDA's land and it blocked the road.The residents tried to stop the work but everything wenton smoothly."
The temple, residents claimed, was built several decades ago and resisted the demolition. A resident, Puja Singh said, "The residents requested the HUDA team to leave at least the main sanctorum of the temple untouched but they did not listen".
The HUDA team went ahead with razing the entire structure and cleared the land. After the temple demolition, the team reached Sector 10 where four houses built on HUDA land were demolished. Fifty policemen escorted the HUDA team for the demolition in Sector 10. In the past, HUDA had acquired six acres of land but did not develop it because of litigations. After year-long litigation, the court finally disallowed all the claim of the landowners and passed on theland to HUDA.
During the pendency of the case, four houses were constructed.
On Friday the womenfolk of the families living in the houses went to terrace and refused to evict the house. The HUDA team had to persuade the women before carrying out the demolition.
HUDA managed to free up two acres of the land which will be developed as per the masterplan in Sector 10.