Despite the high court orders, the (JMC) has been casual so far in its
approach to both rehabilitation of the affected house owners and removal
of the the illegal constructions.

On Tuesday, the JMC enforcement team removed an illegal construction near NBC
factory, at Rawal Ji Ka Bandha. However, majority of the other
encroachments in the catchment area are left untouched by the
corporation. The JMC has not received a single consent letter so far
from owners whose houses are in the jurisdiction of the corporation,
according to sources.

In many areas, JDA officials are in the
process of convincing people to fill the consent form and told them that
they will have to face contempt of court in case they failed to fill
the forms. But, no similar effort has been made by the JMC officials in
this regard.

“We have put advertisements in newspapers saying
affected house owners can approach to our office to fill the consent
form. So, far, we (JMC) have not received a single consent letter,” a
source said.

As per the survey directed by the court, the
maximum number of encroachment was found in the jurisdiction of the JMC.
Recently, issuing notices to house owners, whose dwellings are in the
catchment area of the Amanishah Nullah,
has become a challenge for JMC officials. Many a time, officials were
not able to complete their work and had to return empty handed as
hundreds of residents had gheraoed them.

“Earlier, we started
issuing notices between Sushilpura and Hassanpura areas. After issuing
the notices, the team had to return as the residents intensified their
protest,” a JMC official said.

Official sources claimed that
the task is becoming difficult as the residents have become aggressive.
Even many encroachers refused to take the notices and one of the house
owners even tore up the notice.

An official claimed that the
latest high court order on Amanishah Nullah, which allowed its width to
be maintained between 150 feet and 210 feet on whichever side free space
is available, has come as a major relief for the JDA. However, as
encroachers are densely populated in the area, there is no option other
than razing constructions from both the ends.