Indian Express 11.08.2010
Five-star hotel site turns dumping ground, HUDA can’t sell land
Express News Service Tags : huda, five star hotel site turns dumping ground Posted: Wed Aug 11 2010, 03:20 hrs
Chandigarh: As Panchkula lacks proper garbage disposal mechanism, the four acres of area in Sector 23 earmarked as a site for a five-star hotel has turned into a dumping ground.The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is now finding it difficult to sell the land to potential buyers.
Officials in HUDA say that as soon as the dumping site is shifted to another place, the land would be up for bidding. They, however, maintain that the primary reason for delay in putting up for auction is the wasteland it has been converted into.
“We need some vacant land to shift this garbage site. Once that is finalised, the area would be auctioned for a five-star hotel. We are unable to put it up for sale in the existing scenario,” said an official.
He, however, expressed hope that the auction would be held within a year.
The dumping ground, meanwhile, has become a headache for residents as they complain of the same being a breeding ground of mosquitoes.
Apart from writing to the administration and other civic bodies to change the site, residents have had arguments with MC officials in the past when they had come to unload waste.
The civic bodies, including HUDA, were also rapped by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board for not shifting the site inspite of numerous reminders and causing trouble to residents.
