The Indian Express 01.08.2012
Form panel to check use of underground water: HC
To check illegal use of underground water by builders in Gurgaon, and
take immediate action against them, the Punjab and Haryana High Court
on Tuesday directed the Haryana government to constitute a committee of
officers, who will visit the construction sites in Gurgaon.
“ The direction that no new license for construction by a builder
will be allowed without an undertaking that underground water will not
be used for construction will prevail till further orders, the Court
stated. Also, the Court directed secretaries of Public Health
Department, Town and Country Planning and Haryana Urban Development
Authority to file a joint affidavit furnishing details of water
connections issued till now and how they planned to tackle water woes in
Gurgaon.
