Sohana village, which was a small village on the outskirts of Mohali metropolis till 2008-2009, is now a bustling zone for gymnasium lovers, tenants and shopkeepers. Nonetheless, the collapse of a three-storey constructing on Saturday raised eyebrows at how in such a small time frame so many high-rise buildings had come up within the space.
The village, which was a nagar panchayat, got here underneath the jurisdiction of municipal company (MC) in December 2014. After it had come underneath the civic physique jurisdiction, the development of high-rise buildings continued to go unabated, placing the lives of tenants and individuals who run their companies inside these buildings in danger.
Parwinder Sohana, former sarpanch of the village and the primary Municipal Councillor (MC) from the world from 2015 to 2020, instructed The Indian Specific that he had raised the difficulty of strictly implementing the constructing bylaws, however was by no means heard.
“This incident is a part of the negligence on a part of the officers of the MC as nicely. You may see how the PGs mushroomed, many lodges and tons of of showrooms opened. There are tons of of high-rise buildings situated within the space. The MC officers ought to inform in the event that they examine whether or not the homeowners adopted the bylaws,” Parwinder added.
Tons of of tenants want PGs in Sohana as it’s cheaper than Mohali metropolis which is understood for its exorbitant leases. Tons of of PGs are situated within the village and most of those are being run with out the permission of the Larger Mohali Space Growth Authority (GMADA).
A lot of the tenants are from neighbouring states like Himachal Pradesh (HP), Jammu, Haryana who work both in Mohali or Chandigarh.
MC Commissioner T Benith mentioned that homeowners need to take permission from the MC earlier than setting up any constructing within the space. He mentioned the proprietor of the constructing, which obtained collapsed, was digging a basement in an adjoining plot with out getting any permission.
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