GURUGRAM: The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) on Wednesday issued a show-cause realize to Google India for allegedly destroying a green belt in entrance of its workplace in Sector 15 (Part-II) and building a street that gives direct get right of entry to to NH-Eight in a “surreptitious” approach.
The development authority also requested the Internet corporate to remove all constructions constructed via it and restore the stretch inside 12 hours.
The corporate may even have to answer the GMDA realize inside 24 hours, explaining why civil, felony court cases must now not be initiated towards it for violating the laws.
The letter, which was despatched via the marketing consultant to GMDA’s atmosphere division and addressed to Google India’s vice chairman and managing director, reads, “Whereas it has come to the awareness that persons beneath you or operating in your behalf have destroyed the fairway belt in entrance of your workplace and constructed a street for get right of entry to in a surreptitious approach with out the vital permissions. The whole paintings has been executed in a covert approach… via such actions you've violated the provisions beneath the Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Area Rules, the Punjab Land Preservation Act in addition to the appropriate parts of the Indian Penal Code.”
TOI is in ownership of a replica of the awareness despatched via GMDA to Google India.
When contacted, a Google legit firmly denied that the corporate was answerable for building the street. “Google India is solely occupying the building, and the paintings is being carried out via the builder. We will explain our stand on this topic to the government,” mentioned a spokesperson for Google India.
TOI also contacted developer of the complicated Unitech. A spokesperson for the builder mentioned, “In order to offer a clean entry and exit of vehicles within the complicated and to keep away from congestion on the highway, developer of the complicated Unitech started developing a nine-metre-wide and 20-metre-long get right of entry to street from NH-Eight to the complicated through the green belt. We started the development most effective after taking approvals from NHAI and Huda. On Monday, GMDA officers prompt us to prevent the paintings, and we in an instant complied with their instructions. Google is a lessee on this complicated and has no position in it.”
Asked why the awareness was served to Google, GMDA clarified that it was issued to the organisation because the municipal records published that it were paying the property tax. “According to the municipal records, Google India is paying the property tax, and this is why we've got issued this demonstrate cause realize to the corporate. We will watch for the corporate’s reaction, following which we can restore the fairway belt to its authentic condition. Destruction of a green belt is completely unlawful, and no permission whatsoever has been sought to carry out the street paintings. We are the custodians of all green belts across the city,” mentioned a senior GMDA legit.
The GMDA legit also identified that NHAI officers were hand-in-glove with the organisation in clearing the fairway belt and building the street. “During our preliminary probe, it appeared that any person had approached NHAI, searching for a no-objection certificates in an effort to construct this get right of entry to street chopping via our assets, and so they managed to get it. However, the highways authority can't grant this permission with out searching for our approval since GMDA owns the fairway belt. The involvement of some NHAI officers cannot be ruled out. We will start up motion towards those found guilty, and no one would be spared if found guilty. Destruction of greenery is a felony act,” the legit mentioned.
When contacted via TOI, NHAI mission director Ashok Sharma mentioned, “The paintings has been stopped via the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway concessionaire MCEPL. We have requested the builder to put up a replica of the licence, if any, issued via the highways administrator. Probably, this is in land launched via Huda.”
The development authority also requested the Internet corporate to remove all constructions constructed via it and restore the stretch inside 12 hours.
The corporate may even have to answer the GMDA realize inside 24 hours, explaining why civil, felony court cases must now not be initiated towards it for violating the laws.
The letter, which was despatched via the marketing consultant to GMDA’s atmosphere division and addressed to Google India’s vice chairman and managing director, reads, “Whereas it has come to the awareness that persons beneath you or operating in your behalf have destroyed the fairway belt in entrance of your workplace and constructed a street for get right of entry to in a surreptitious approach with out the vital permissions. The whole paintings has been executed in a covert approach… via such actions you've violated the provisions beneath the Punjab Scheduled Roads and Controlled Area Rules, the Punjab Land Preservation Act in addition to the appropriate parts of the Indian Penal Code.”
TOI is in ownership of a replica of the awareness despatched via GMDA to Google India.
When contacted, a Google legit firmly denied that the corporate was answerable for building the street. “Google India is solely occupying the building, and the paintings is being carried out via the builder. We will explain our stand on this topic to the government,” mentioned a spokesperson for Google India.
TOI also contacted developer of the complicated Unitech. A spokesperson for the builder mentioned, “In order to offer a clean entry and exit of vehicles within the complicated and to keep away from congestion on the highway, developer of the complicated Unitech started developing a nine-metre-wide and 20-metre-long get right of entry to street from NH-Eight to the complicated through the green belt. We started the development most effective after taking approvals from NHAI and Huda. On Monday, GMDA officers prompt us to prevent the paintings, and we in an instant complied with their instructions. Google is a lessee on this complicated and has no position in it.”
Asked why the awareness was served to Google, GMDA clarified that it was issued to the organisation because the municipal records published that it were paying the property tax. “According to the municipal records, Google India is paying the property tax, and this is why we've got issued this demonstrate cause realize to the corporate. We will watch for the corporate’s reaction, following which we can restore the fairway belt to its authentic condition. Destruction of a green belt is completely unlawful, and no permission whatsoever has been sought to carry out the street paintings. We are the custodians of all green belts across the city,” mentioned a senior GMDA legit.
The GMDA legit also identified that NHAI officers were hand-in-glove with the organisation in clearing the fairway belt and building the street. “During our preliminary probe, it appeared that any person had approached NHAI, searching for a no-objection certificates in an effort to construct this get right of entry to street chopping via our assets, and so they managed to get it. However, the highways authority can't grant this permission with out searching for our approval since GMDA owns the fairway belt. The involvement of some NHAI officers cannot be ruled out. We will start up motion towards those found guilty, and no one would be spared if found guilty. Destruction of greenery is a felony act,” the legit mentioned.
When contacted via TOI, NHAI mission director Ashok Sharma mentioned, “The paintings has been stopped via the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway concessionaire MCEPL. We have requested the builder to put up a replica of the licence, if any, issued via the highways administrator. Probably, this is in land launched via Huda.”
Ggn: Notice to Google for ‘destroying’ green belt
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