An open-air gymnasium being constructed in the main central park in Ghaziabad is illegal and must be stopped immediately, an environmentalist has written to the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA).
In a memorandum to GDA vice-chairman Vijay Yadav, Akash Vashishtha said such a construction in public parks violates Sections 6 and 8 of the Uttar Pradesh Parks, Playgrounds and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act, 1975.
The construction of gymnasium in the central park, which local residents use for their walks and yoga exercises, also violates Section 13 of the UP Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973, Government orders, and orders of the Supreme Court, High Courts and the National Green Tribunal, Vashishtha said.
He said the GDA has already spent crores of rupees of public funds on horticulture in the park which is located in Raj Nagar area. Vashishtha said he would be forced to file a contempt case against the GDA if it did not get the construction halt.