Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday directed officials to conduct a survey to identify all unauthorised colonies in the State for regularisation or declaration as development deficient, requiring basic developmental works.
The Haryana Government would soon conduct a survey of all unauthorised colonies in the State with more than 50 per cent construction as on March 31, 2015, an official release said here on Sunday.
The decisions were taken at a high-level meeting presided over by Mr. Khattar where he asked officials concerned to conduct survey expeditiously to identify all unauthorised colonies, it said.
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The availability of at least 10-foot arterial road is considered necessary for consideration for regularisation or declaration of a colony as development deficient, requiring basic developmental works.
Recognising the basic necessity of making water and electricity available as existential right of the citizens because of humanitarian considerations, Mr. Khattar has directed that electricity and water connections be provided to all households in the State, irrespective of the fact whether the household is located in an authorised or unauthorised colony, the release said.
“He (CM) feels that since water and power constitute the basic necessities for a decent living, the State cannot be a mute spectator to the denial of this facility to the residents,” the release said.
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“The Chief Minister has directed that in order to ensure that no unreasonable rights on power and water connection accrue to any such household living in an encroached piece of land or unauthorised colony, temporary connections be given in such areas,” it said.
In the meeting, Mr. Khattar accepted the suggestions made by the Power Department that bills to such households be issued in different colour scheme, and that an affidavit or indemnity bond foregoing any claim regarding the ownership of such connection be obtained from them. - PTI