Of 1.5 lakh cases, only in 94 have fines been paid to regularise illegal constructions in Ulhasnagar. And with six weeks to go for its deadline to expire, the state government is now thinking of reviving its demolition plans. At a recent review meeting in Mantralaya attended by senior officials from the urban development department, the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation, revenue and town-planning, it was found that notices were served to 1,50,017 cases by the UMC. The civic body received 20,726 proposals, but fines were actually paid in 94 cases only. And now that the 18-month deadline for regularisation set by the state Government ends in July, the Government has decided to revive its demolition plan.“The Government had decided to regularise illegal constructions in Ulhasnagar upto January 1, 2005 on certain terms and conditions as a special case, since it is a city of people who migrated from Pakistan during the Partition,” a senior official said.
