15 illegal colonies built on agricultural land demolished in Gurugram

Earlier this month, the department for town and country planning passed an order for the demolition of over 15 colonies that had been illegally constructed on agricultural land. Together these colonies had encroached approximately 70 aces of prime agricultural land in and around the city. The colonies were present in the localities of Budhera village and Farrukhnagar.

The offenders in question are said to have sold the plots of land illegally and constructed colonies without the requisite permissions from the competent authorities. Some of the structured razzed include shops, property dealers’ offices, houses and boundary walls. Construction of these entities were in direct violation of the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act 1975. Violation of this Act is a punishable office which can attract an imprisonment of up to three years.

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