National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a strict warning to Haryana Government and District administration in the matter of illegally sold out open space area in Sushant lok phase-III in Sector-57 by the private builder.
Sushant lok phase-3 had been built up by the Ansal builder. They built up Phase-III on around 200-acre land. But as per the clause under 4(1) of Haryana development and regulation of urban areas rules of 1976, they had to spare around 45% area for open space which includes a park, road, parking, community centre.
Sources said the builders even didn’t take the environment clearance.
Rajendra Kumar Goyal has filed a complaint in NGT that the Sushant lok phase-3 has built up in 200-acre land and as per the rule around 55% area should be built up and rest 45% area must be spare for the open area but the above builders didn’t follow any rule.
The builder has sold off the rest open area in the worth of crores.
After a complaint received by the Tribunal. They had passed an order on November 11 last year to the State of Haryana, District town and country planning, Ministry of Environment and Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to visit the spot and submit their report within two weeks to the NGT.
But on December 21 they didn’t submit their report. They again disobey the order of the NGT on February 7.
“NGT has given them warning to submit the report on this matter by February 20,” Yatish Kumar Goyal, an advocate of the matter.
“On February 5 just two days before the date some government officials visits the spot, but instead of measurement the spot they threatened me. They just want to ignore the matter,” he added.
“They came for measurement of the spot on Wednesday but there were no senior officials of the MCG and Ministry of Environment,” he said.
When The Pioneer asks about the matter of the concern officials they said, they are not permitted to talk to the media persons.