The officials of Raipur Development Authority (RDA) have launched a drive to lock up houses for non payment of instalments by the allottees. The officials have so far locked up more than 100 houses in the Boriyakhurd, Sarona and Hirapur localities during the past two days for want of the outstanding dues from the allottees, officials sources here informed.
The RDA have constructed a large number of housing units for the low and middle income groups in Raipur in which 1800 units had been constructed in Boriakhurd, 300 in Sarona, 816 in Hirapur and 972 in Raipura.
The RDA has formed three teams of officials to carry out the lock up process for the houses for which the instalments had not been paid. During the past two days, the officials had locked up 70 houses in Boriyakhurd, 25 in Hirapur and another 8 in Sarona.