NAINITAL: In a crackdown on illegal construction and land encroachments, Kumaon commissioner and secretary, to the chief minister, Deepak Rawat, inspected Sunny Lake Project, a residential colony being developed by Shikhar Construction in Dob Lawshal in Nainital district on Tuesday, following complaints by residents that parklands were being unlawfully sold despite their designation in the approved plan by the district development authority.
The inspection revealedthat over 15 parks in various phases of the project were illegally sold, after which, an order halting all transactions involving these lands was issued. Legal action was ordered against those responsible. Rawat instructed the installation of the map board on site and thorough verification of the contractor’s credentials.
He found many discrepancies while inspecting Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the project and ordered the tehsildar, forest department, and development authority officials to submit a report after a detailed inspection.
Further investigation found that Phase 2, comprising 160 flats, lacked a sewage treatment plant (STP), despite prior action by the state pollution control board. Rawat said, “Action will be taken against any construction that doesn’t meet the prescribed 65m height limit, and violations of the approved project maps.”
The inspection also found unauthorised road construction in the area and the local patwari was asked to investigate and submit a report within three days.
The local community had expressed concern at illegal felling of over 200 trees in the area, to which the forest department was asked to take appropriate legal action against individuals encroaching on forest land.
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