Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) Bokaro Thermal has launched a massive anti-encroachment drive in its township area for flushing out unauthorised people from its campus.
It has also sought help and co-operation of the local administration in this regard. A complaint case has been filed against one lalita Devi, who has made illegal construction near CE residence with Bokaro thermal police station.
The case was filed on September 7,2013 by Superintending engineer civil. The case (79/13) has been filed under sections 341,504,427, and 353 of the Indian Penal Code. Officer in-charge Raj Kumar Yadav said that the DVC have appeared on its land which is getting encroachment by lalita Devi and who have made illegal construction on it. DVC management along with security personnel had gone to lalita's house for demolishing exercise on August 30, 2013.
However, the authorities had to face protest. DVC sources said that all unauthorised persons occupying various DVC quarters or residing on the campus with any official permission since last ten or twenty years have been asked to vacate the premises within limited the time period, after which they would be evicted.
It may be mentioned here that Chief engineer and project head GP Singh had also asked the unauthorised people staying illegally with in the premises of different colonies of BTPS to vacate them immediately.
He had also ordered that no family will be allowed to stay in GM colony, Nishanhut, Murgifarm, Sixunit area, but his orders could not be implemented.Almost the entire colony is dotted with makeshift hutments and shops setup by some unauthorised peoples and their relatives causing inconvenience to staffs, engineers and their family members during evening hours vitiating the atmosphere.
According to the sources in DVC, Bokaro Thermal, there are altogether 3000 quarters owned by the electricity producing giant in the BTPS .Out of the total, the DVC employees hold around 1500 quarters while majority of the remaining settlement, persons not authorised by the DVC are reported to be occupyed.