Kuldip Bhatia

Ludhiana, December 23

Residents of Eldeco Estate, a GLADA approved colony on GT Road here, are up in arms against the developer who had applied for a completion certificate as per provisions of the PAPRA Act, alleging promised facilities and amenities were not provided to them. They said till all facilities were provided in the colony, completion certificate should not be issued to the developer.

Even basic amenities like electricity supply, power backup, rainwater harvesting and drinking water supply in the colony are not up to the mark. Residents

In their complaint to the Chief Administrator of Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority, the Eldeco Shubh Karman Welfare Society president Naval Thapar said three complaints have been lodged against the developer over lack of amenities in the colony. Now, the developer had submitted an application to obtain completion certificate from GLADA in accordance with the terms and conditions of the licensing agreement.

As per the complaint, the developer had failed to build a school within the colony which was promised to be constructed within a period of five years even though 13 years had elapsed since the inception of colony. At the site earmarked for school, the developer had planted eucalyptus trees while untreated STP and WTP discharge (water) was being drained into the school site which had become a big nuisance.

The residents’ body said similarly, the club house and a community centre which were promised at the time of sale of plots/properties had not been provided. “Even basic amenities like electricity supply, power backup, rainwater harvesting and drinking water supply in the colony are not up to the mark,” rued the residents.

Charging the developer with an attempt to pull a fast one and abdicate his responsibility towards the residents by attempts to obain a ‘completion certificate’ from the competent authority (GLADA) through misrepresentation of facts, the welfare society said against promised three generating sets for power back up, only two have been installed.

“The power distribution system is overloaded due to the scarcity of transformers and corroded underground transmission lines, boundary wall if not high enough to ensure safety and security while water tanks are not regularly cleaned up with the result that residents get foul-smelling water,” said the society president adding that a probe should be marked to senior officials of the engineering wing of GLADA and appropriate legal action should also be taken against the developer for misrepresentation of the facts and betraying the residents of the colony.