The Panchkula Municipal Corporation (MC) has announced its plans to take action against residents who have illegally constructed entry/exit gates on the backside of their houses, leading towards roads. Officials will conduct house inspections across all sectors. Defaulters will be issued a notice and be given a one-week grace period to comply, failing which the MC will resort to cutting off the water supply to these houses. This measure aims to ensure compliance with the regulations and discourage the construction of illegal entry/exit points.
The Panchkula Municipal Corporation (MC) has announced its plans to take action against residents who have
illegally constructed entry/exit gates on the backside of their houses, leading towards roads. In an effort to enforce
building regulations, the MC intends to cut off the water supply to these houses.
Mayor Kulbhushan Goyal shared this information and explained that the MC will initiate a drive whereby teams from
the building department will visit all sectors to identify houses that have installed unauthorized gates on the rear side
of their residential units. The teams will issue notices to the house owners, instructing them to remove the gates and
construct walls in accordance with the building code. The defaulters will be given a one-week grace period to comply
with the notice.
MC officials stated that if any individual fails to adhere to the prescribed norms or neglects the notice within the given
timeframe, the field team will proceed to disconnect the water connection to such houses. This measure aims to ensure
compliance with the regulations and discourage the construction of illegal entry/exit points.
These details were shared by MC officials during a review meeting on ongoing development works, chaired by
Haryana assembly speaker Gian Chand Gupta at the PWD rest house in Sector 1. During the meeting, Gupta
expressed strong concern over tenders related to development works not being presented before the Finance and
Contract Committee (FCC) of the MC. Consequently, Gupta set a deadline for completing the city's development
work by May 31, emphasizing the need for prompt action.
The meeting also addressed the beautification of eight main roads in the city, which involved various tasks such as
pruning roadside trees and plants, repairing and painting grills, maintaining lights and decorative lighting, fixing road
gullies and curve stones, repairing roundabouts, cleaning roads, painting walls, maintaining reception gates,
addressing encroachments, patching and re-carpeting roads, maintaining fountains, cycle stands, and public toilets,
managing roadside plantation beds and non-motorized tracks, clearing construction and demolition waste, evaluating
the feasibility of slip roads, and addressing drainage system blockages. Additionally, instructions were given for the
upkeep of bus stops in the city and the installation of lights.
Gupta scheduled a meeting for June 5, during which officials will be required to submit a detailed report on their
completed works. He also discussed the issue of garbage collection from houses in Panchkula, as numerous
complaints were received regarding inadequate collection. It was revealed that 150 vehicles are required to collect
garbage from 64,000 houses, but the private firm responsible for this task is not utilizing a sufficient number of
vehicles. Gupta instructed MC officials to ensure that the required number of vehicles are operational to collect
garbage from all households.
During the meeting, BSNL officials informed Gupta that all the boxes in the city had been repaired and painted. BSNL
will soon present a proposal for the removal of overhead wires. Simultaneously, the MC has initiated a campaign to
remove overhead wires belonging to private service provider companies. Gupta emphasized the need for active
collaboration between MC officials and councillors to expedite development works, as public opinion is based on their
performance in this regard.
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