Municipal Commissioner Mahavir Prasad directs officials to expedite demarcation work, collect pre-1996 documents and prepare the regularisation report for further government action
YAMUNANAGAR | PEN OF DEMOCRACY NEWS DESK
The process of regularising dozens of colonies in the Yamunanagar-Jagadhri area that remained in the unapproved category due to a technical issue linked to the 1996 notification is moving ahead, with the Municipal Corporation accelerating the boundary demarcation exercise for the remaining colonies.
Municipal Commissioner Mahavir Prasad chaired a review meeting with officials of the Municipal Corporation to assess the progress of the survey being conducted for the regularisation and boundary determination of 64 colonies. Assistant town planners, building inspectors, junior engineers and other concerned officials attended the meeting.
During the review, the Municipal Commissioner sought detailed information regarding the progress of the boundary survey and discussed the difficulties being faced by officials during field-level work. He directed the teams to speed up the survey process and ensure that the necessary documentation and verification work is completed in a time-bound manner.
According to the Municipal Corporation, a total of 76 colonies in the Yamunanagar-Jagadhri area were covered under a notification issued in 1996. Of these, 54 colonies were located in the Jagadhri area, while 22 were situated in Yamunanagar.
The colonies remained in the unapproved category due to a technical issue. Over the years, the status of such colonies has affected the formal planning and execution of civic development works. Of the 76 colonies, 12 have already been regularised, while the process is now underway for the remaining 64 colonies.
Mahavir Prasad said that after approval, the final notification from the government is still required for the remaining colonies to complete the next stage of the regularisation process. Before that, the Municipal Corporation is carrying out the important exercise of determining and verifying the boundaries of the colonies.
Special committees have been constituted to conduct the survey. These teams are visiting the concerned areas and identifying the boundaries proposed to be included in the regularisation process.
A major part of the exercise involves collecting documents from owners of houses situated along the boundaries of the colonies. The Municipal Commissioner said that property owners whose houses fall on the boundary are being asked to provide documents dating back to before 1996.
These documents will help the authorities determine whether a particular property should be included within the officially recognised boundary of the colony. The Corporation has made it clear that proper verification of records is necessary before the final boundaries can be established.
Several colonies have already completed the survey work, while the process is continuing in the remaining areas. The Municipal Commissioner directed the officials to address practical issues being faced by survey teams and ensure that the pending work is completed without unnecessary delay.
Pre-1996 Documents to Play a Key Role
During the meeting, Mahavir Prasad issued specific instructions regarding properties located on the boundaries of the colonies. He said that documents dating back to before 1996 must be collected from the owners of such houses.
The Corporation will use these documents as part of the verification process for determining the final limits of the colonies. Officials have been directed to carefully examine the available records and complete the survey in accordance with the prescribed procedure.
The Municipal Commissioner also stated that if a property owner does not possess any document from before 1996, the house may not be included within the colony boundary.
In areas where residents are not cooperating with the survey teams, officials have been asked to seek the assistance of the concerned councillors. The objective is to ensure that the survey is completed properly while giving local residents an opportunity to submit the documents required for the verification process.
Mahavir Prasad directed the Municipal Corporation teams to complete the survey work at the earliest and submit the regularisation report to the Directorate for further action.
Regularisation Expected to Open Way for Development Works
The regularisation of the colonies is expected to create a clearer path for civic development and infrastructure works in the affected residential areas.
Once the colonies receive regular status and the process is completed, the Municipal Corporation will be able to move ahead with development works such as construction and improvement of streets, drainage systems and other essential civic infrastructure.
The Municipal Commissioner said that the survey and regularisation exercise should be completed on priority so that the benefits of planned urban development can reach residents of the concerned colonies.
For residents, the completion of the process could prove significant, particularly in areas where development works have been affected by the unapproved status of the colonies.
The Municipal Corporation is now focusing on completing the boundary demarcation, documentation and verification process before forwarding the final report for the next stage of government action.
Colonies Already Regularised:
The Municipal Corporation stated that several colonies covered under the broader process have already been regularised. These include Shiv Nagar (Nalagarh ka Majra), Mahavir Colony on Bilaspur Bypass Road, Gulab Park, Laxmi Colony, Vishnu Garden Colony, a colony near Green Vihar on Chaneti Road, Vijay Nagar Extension-3, Vijay Nagar Extension-2, Bharat Sewak Nagar South, Bhagirath Colony, Basant Nagar, Durga Nagar and Shri Shiv Shankar Nagar on Ambala Road.
The regularisation of these colonies is expected to help bring them further into the formal municipal development and planning framework.
Boundary Demarcation Underway in Remaining Colonies
The ongoing survey covers colonies across different parts of Yamunanagar and Jagadhri.
Among the major areas included in the boundary demarcation exercise are Golden Colony near City Centre, Dashmesh Colony near Khalsa College, Yamuna Colony and House Building Society, Azad Nagar-I, Azad Nagar-II, Professor Colony, Ram Nagar, Chopra Garden, Laxmi Garden, Krishna Colony, Scheme No. 9 near Tagore Garden and Anand Colony.
The exercise also covers Bishandas Colony-A, Bishandas Colony-B, Jammu Colony, Kuldeep Nagar, Hanswans Pura, Inderpuri, Scheme No. 13, Veena Nagar and Adarsh Nagar, besides several colonies located near Nalagarh, Ambala Road and Bilaspur Bypass Road.
Other areas included in the survey are Gauri Shankar Colony, Raja Sahib Garden Colony, Rajesh Nagar Block-A and Block-B, Mukherjee Park Extension, Kali Mandir Colony, Netaji Subhash Nagar Colony, Shanti Colony, Mahavir Colony near Hanuman Gate, Ganga Nagar Extension and Ganga Nagar on Chhachhrauli Road.
The boundary determination process also includes Vishwakarma Colony, colonies near Scheme No. 7 and Green Vihar, Vijay Nagar and its extensions, Bharat Sewak Nagar Extension South, Saraswati Colony, Laxmi Colony, Bhagirath Colony, New Saraswati Vidya Mandir Colony, Manohar Colony and its extension, Durga Garden Extension, Darshan Nagar, Basant Nagar and Purn Vihar.
Several other residential areas, including New Garhi Munda Colony, Durga Nagar, Shankar Puri, Pratap Nagar, Dhiman Nagar, Shiv Shankar Nagar, Shri Ganesh Nagar, Roop Nagar Extension, Gandhi Dham Extension and Shyam Sundar Puri Extension, are also part of the larger boundary survey process.
With the Municipal Corporation accelerating the field survey and document verification, the next crucial step will be the preparation and submission of the regularisation report to the Directorate. The completion of the government notification process will then be important for bringing the remaining colonies within the formal framework of municipal development.
The review meeting was attended by Assistant Town Planners and Assistant Engineers Muneshwar Bhardwaj, Mrinal Jaiswal and Rajesh Sharma, Planning Expert Ashish Sangwan, and building inspectors and junior engineers including Gagan Sandhu, Ajay Kumar, Harinder, Narendra, Vishal and Manish Kumar, along with other Municipal Corporation officials.
The Municipal Commissioner has directed all concerned officers to maintain coordination and complete the pending survey work as early as possible, underlining the importance of the exercise for future civic development in the Yamunanagar-Jagadhri area.
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