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This is an archive article published on September 29, 2010

Sunkaria turns govt land into pvt property

Chandigarh Municipal Commissioner Roshan Sunkaria has been conducting encroachment drives in the city.

Chandigarh Municipal Commissioner Roshan Sunkaria has been conducting encroachment drives in the city,but has chosen to overlook his own action. The commissioner has gobbled up the green belt adjacent to his house in Sector 2,Panchkula.

This corner house in Sector 2,No,225,has a green belt adjoining it,which is now a part of Sunkaria’s property. The entire area has been fenced with barbed wire. The house also has a huge gate in the backyard that opens to another green patch. In the front,there is another small lawn that spreads a few feet into the road which again is a violation of the by-laws of Haryana Urban Development Authority.

The green belts are meant to hold small social gatherings,say neighbours. “The area is a private property now. No one would dare to remove the fences,” said a neighbour.

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Sunkaria’s neighbour in house number 238,too,has erected a gate that opens to the green belt and has been using it for private parking.“I am protecting the green belt,else it would have turned into a garbage dumping area. This violation is compoundable,” justified Sunkaria.

HUDA officials,however,feigned ignorance about the encroachments. “We were not aware of any violation in the area. I would personally visit the site and inspect it. We will penalise the violator if law is broken,” said estate officer Ashwani Sharma.

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