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lowing which, District Town Planner urged Chief Minister Manohar Lal to Deputy Commissioner issues no objec-
(Enforcement),Gurugram, submitted order a high level probe to identify the tion certificate after which maps are
his report after inspecting the sites . officers who are disobeying his orders.” submitted to the Explosives depart-
On 19th October, 2016,Rajesh Kh- Rajiv Jain, media adviser of Chief ment of the Central Government .But
ullar, Principal Secretary of Haryana Minister did not respond to the messag- considering the clout of owners of the
Chief Minister Manohar Lal wrote on es on sms and WhatsApp of Tehelka for petrol pumps, who are close to a former
file: “As per the report of District Town their version. RK Sharma, retired IFS, Chief Minister of Haryana, all rules and
Planner (Enforcement), Gurugram, all officer of Haryana and crusader said regulations were violated.
the sites are falling within the limits of that it was shocking, government must On January 4, 2017, Khullar wrote on
the Municipal Corporation,Gurugram, take action against those responsible a file that the CM is surprised that office
and action against unauthorised con- for grant of change of land use and no notes put by the department concerned
struction is to be taken by the Municipal objection certificate as they have played have failed to fix responsibility of offic-
Corporation or Department of Urban havoc with the lives of the people. ers who issued occupation certificates
Local Bodies and DTP(E) is required to Anand Mohan, Principal Secretary, after the HT line was in place. Khullar
transfer the record to M.C.G,Gurugram urban local bodies told Tehelka that added that chief minister would like
for taking further necessary action. change of land use was not granted by this to be done by 31st January 2017 pos-
Further No objection certificate from the Municipal Corporation Gurugram itively. Shockingly, till date nothing has
the Fire department and the Explosives but by the Director of Town and Coun- been done. Rajesh Khullar could not be
Department (Central Government) try Planning department. contacted as he is reportedly on leave.
have to be obtained periodically by the Now, read the comments of Manag-
owners of the petrol pumps for running ing Director of H.V.P.N.L: “According to
the petrol pumps.The major objections noting on file it is submitted that the de-
should have come from these depart- The unsafe petrol partment does not allow constructions
ments regrading the presence of petrol pumps have been within the right way of HT Lines.The
pump installations within the influ- area within the ROW of HT lines is not
ence zone of H.T Lines and hence not in existence for included in the Zoned area.In the pre-
fit for sage operation. As recommended past eight years sent case, all the four petrol pumps are
on NP/6 ,a reference may be made to within the right of way of 220 H.T.lines.
Fire Department of Haryana Govern- without any check Now Haryana Building Code 2016 has
ment and Explosives Department of by the authorities been made applicable in whole of the
Central Government for appropriated state w.e.f ist July, 2016,as per the code
action regarding the cancellation of No concerned at the -10 building shall not be constructed
Objection Certificates and stoppage of state level and the with in the clearance zone of High Ten-
functioning of the petrol pumps as per sion electrical Lines and the clearance
provisions in their Acts as all the petrol Fire Department zone specified for 220 KV,H.T Line is 35
pumps are falling within the clearance meters, which is also ROW specified for
zone of HT line and may not be fit for 220 KV HT line.Hence structures can-
safe operation. Also the Chief Minister Ved Parkash, District Town Planner not be permitted within the said clear-
may be apprised of the actuation taken (Enforcement),Gurugram also neither ance zone.
in this regard.” picked up phone nor responded to sms “Navyug Fuels of sector 62 ,Gu-
Despite the orders were passed by and Whatsup messages of Tehelka. rugram. The part of canopy and office
Khullar, the file has not moved an inch Now, let’s understand the proce- building is failing within ROW of 220
till date. The question is who in the Gov- dure for getting permission for run- KV.H.T line. Unauthorised construc-
ernment is protecting the interests of ning the petrol pumps.First, change of tion has also been raised in ROW of HT
the owners of the petrol pumps? land use permission needs to be taken line and beyond green belt in the form
Raman Malik,BJP spokesman told from the Town and Country Planning of shop in green belt. Smt.Shalini Kam-
Tehelka, “It is shocking that change of Department or Municipal Corpora- pani Sector -62,Gurugram. Almost half
land use and no objection certificate for tion as per the area that falls under of the canopy area and office building
running petrol pumps where HT lines the jurisdiction of the department. is falling within ROW of 220 KV,H.T
were crossing was granted.Those of- Second, no objection certificates are line. Raminder Sindhu. Sector 65.The
ficers responsible for granting change needed from the Fire department, for- toilet block has been unauthorised
of land use and no objection certifi- est department, Food and Civil Supplies constructed in setback area and also in
cate must be criminally prosecuted as department,S.D.M of the area,Public ROW 220 KV H.T line.”
they have played havoc with the lives Works Department,Municipal Corpo-
of inhabitants of Gurugram. Malik also ration and Highway authority.Third, letters@tehelka.com

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