High profile violaters to be targeted first, criminal cases to be filed, WhatsApp service for info
G. Mohiuddin Jeddy, Navi Mumbai
Faced with large scale encroachments on CIDCO land in Navi Mumbai and the areas around the proposed airport, CIDCO has drawn up a detailed action plan to counter the menace. First on its radar are the `high profile’ violators who CIDCO plans to target to send out a strong message. It has also decided to file criminal cases against the vested interests involved in the illegal constructions and issued a stern warning to its own officials that they too will not be spared if found to be hand in glove with the encroachers. The nodal agency will also seek information from WhatsApp.
CIDCO has got in former Beed collector Sunil Kendrekar as the chief administrator (new towns), who now also heads the Controller of Unauthorised Constructions (CUC) department of CIDCO to take on the encorachers. Kendrekar is known as a no nonsense officer, whose transfer from Beed was opposed by the local residents.
Speaking at a press conference at CIDCO Bhavan, Kendrekar said, “We have decided to get tough and not spare anyone. I have asked my officers to not just start taking action against the encroachers but also lodge FIRs against them. Officers who do not take stern action against the violators will themselves face the music if they are found to be colluding.”
Added Kendrekar, “I have drawn up a list of 20 encroachments each in Navi Mumbai region and NAINA area around the proposed airport, which belong to the so called influential people of the area. Action has begun with notices being sent to these illegal structures as we want to send a very strong signal to all that nobody is above the law.”
Lamented Kendrekar, “I do not want to talk about the past, but I am certainly not satisfied with the work of the CUC so far. We need to set things right and gain the confidence of the people before things get out of hand.”
Stated Kendrekar, “There has been a problem of staff shortage. There was just one anti-encroachment squad for the entire region under CIDCO. Now I have asked for 4 squads in each region.”
Extending complete support to Kendrekar, CIDCO vice chairman and managing director Sanjay Bhatia who gave details of the action plan, said, “Residents will not be able to inform us through WhatsApp number 8767753114 of any violations. We are also monitoring changes on land through google maps. An MIS report on encroachment will also henceforth be generated detailing, the complaints and action taken.”
Added Bhatia, “To cut red tape, Kendrekar has been authorized to ask the CIDCO engineering department to fence the sites where demolition of illegal structures takes place to prevent the structures coming up again. We are also mapping our plots in the region to keep an eye on them.”
Informed Bhatia, “The administrators in the nodes under our jurisdiction have been provided with mobile squads to enable decentralized monitoring and stop new encroachments.”
Assured Bhatia, “No action will be taken against constructions within 200 metres of village land in the region as that matter is pending with the government for regularization. New constructions on such land will however not be allowed.”
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