Mohali DC Aashika Jain reviews action against illegal encroachment in Lalru MC Area
Orders to remove encroachments as per law without any further delay
MC to take police help to get the encroachments vacated
SAS Nagar, February 06, 2025:
Taking a serious view of the illegal encroachment upon the MC land in Lalru Municipal Council Area and constructions bypassing building laws, the Deputy Commissioner Aashika Jain has ordered the MC to act against the offenders as per law without any further delay.
Reviewing the encroachments issue with Additional Deputy Commissioner (UD) Anmol Singh Dhaliwal, Executive Officer Gurbakshish Singh and Assistant Municipal Engineer Hardeep Singh, today, at District Administrative Complex, SAS Nagar, she said that all the urban local bodies should take the illegal encroachment and constructions, by-passing building by-laws, seriously. Otherwise, the MC will be held responsible for derelication in duty for turning blind eye to the encroachment/illegal construction.
The Deputy Commissioner made it clear that the encroachments and illegal constructions may cause a serious problem to the general public in future besides a setback to state revenue by illegal occupation of government land or not paying the notified fee for drawings.
She directed the Municipal to get the police help besides appointing a district magistrate from Sub Divisional Magistrate to get the encroachment vacated and take action against the illegal constructions. She said that some of the land of the pond that has been encouraged upon, should be converted to park or play ground after getting vacated, in Lalru.
The Deputy Commissioner said that the rest of the Municipal Councils should also take care of their areas to get rid of illegal encroachments.