Unauthorised colonies demolished in Faridabad

Seven unauthorised colonies under construction over an area of about 18 acres in Faridabad's Madalpur and Sarurpur villages have been demolished by the city's planning department, an official said today.
The Enforcement and Vigilance Wing of Haryana Town and Country Planning Department, Faridabad demolished offices of two property dealers, eight commercial and four residential buildings and about 120 boundary walls under the Urban Area and Controlled Areas Act.
The colonies were being developed on Madalpur-Kureshipur road and Sarur-Madalpur road, Naresh Kumar, District Town Planner, Enforcement said.
Road network and 15 electricity poles were uprooted with the help of district administration in presence of huge police force, he said in a statement.

FIRs were being registered against those involved in such unauthorised construction, he said, adding that such demolitions would continue.
The state government had imposed a ban on registering of land in such colonies, Kumar said while warning people not to get misled by land mafia who buy plots in these colonies.
Approval of the state government is necessary before earmarking a colony, buying a plot or in construction of a building, he said.
Unauthorised colonies and construction can be demolished any time according to provisions in the Act, he added.