Sidhu to take call on action against developers

Ludhiana: The inquiry report against the construction of flats on Gill Road by a private firm is complete and has also reached the local bodies minister Navjot Sidhu. He will now take a call on the report deciding whether to take any action against the developers or the MC officials, who did not take any action in the first place.
The inquiry has been conducted by DSP of MC after getting directions from the local bodies department. The sources however revealed that large number of violations have been highlighted in the report submitted by the inquiry officer. When contacted, DSP BS Sekhon refused to divulge the report findings, but claimed that in the next few days things will be cleared.

Even MC commissioner had conducted an inquiry after which a few officers were issued the chargesheet. The assistant town planner (headquarter) S S Bindra said “An inquiry was conducted by MC commissioner recently and on the basis of violations, action was also taken against erring officials.”

Notably, a city-based RTI activist had highlighted the construction of flats with many violations. It was on the basis of his complaint that an inquiry was marked to the DSP MCand also orders were issued by the local bodies department in July 2018 that till the time inquiry is being conducted and decision is taken nothing should happen at the site. MC officials also deployed a few cops for two days at the site, but eventually the construction work went on.