Unauthorised constructions have come up on 254 acres outside the lal dora in villages in Chandigarh.
The draft Chandigarh Master Plan-2031 has raised concern over the unauthorised constructions outside the lal dora. In several cases, constructions outside the lal dora are almost three times as compared to those within the lal dora.
A
report of the master plan committee states, "All villages have varying
extent of unauthorised constructions even outside the extended abadi
area. According to the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats,
the area under unauthorised development beyond the abadi areas is nearly
three times the abadi area in some villages. Of the total 6,334 acres
in Khudda Ali Sher, Khudda Jassu, Khudda Lahora, Sarangpur, Dhanas,
Behlana, Raipur Khurd, Daria, Mauli Jagran, Kaimbwala and Raipur Kalan
villages, 125 acres fall under abadi deh and 104 acres under extended
abadi. Unauthorised constructions have come up on 254 acres outside the
lal dora."Citing the example of Daria village, the report states, “Daria village, which has 4 acres under abadi deh, has unauthorised construction on 102 acres around it. Due to proximity to the railway station, a large number of godowns/commercial establishments have come up in and around the village in violation of the Periphery Control Act, 1952”.
Pressure to increase further
The master plan committee states that villages have recorded a high rate of growth in the past decade. Earlier, during the 1991-2001 decade, the rate of population growth in the rural areas of Chandigarh was almost four times that of the city as these villages met the demand for cheaper housing. These rural areas are likely to be subjected to further pressure due to lack of space in the sectoral grid. The construction/extension of major roads, along which these villages fall, will further add to the pressure.
