The Tribune: Karnal: Wednesday,
12 August 2020.
A
query filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has brought out that the
Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) has not received any buyer for 325
plots in Sector 12 in the past several years even after making several
attempts.
City-based
activist Rajesh Sharma, who had filed the RTI query, had sought information
about the development of Sector 12, the number of unsold plots and the number
of plots auctioned after 2010.
The
process to develop Sector 12 was started in 1993. Only one plot was auctioned
after 2010. In all, 325 plots are awaiting buyers.
The RTI
reply states that of the 325 unauctioned plots, 107 are double-storey shops, 62
booths, 60 showrooms, 45 shop-cum-offices (SCOs), 32 kiosks, 12 dhaba sites and
seven hotel sites.
“Several
attempts were made to sell the plots, but certain things acted as limiting
factors. One, the rates of the HSVP commercial sites are high in comparison to
other sites in the city. Two, the time period to make the payment has been
reduced from five years to just 120 days. As a result, people didn’t show interest
in buying commercial sites in Sector 12,” an HSVP employee said.
He said
had the plots been auctioned off, the HSVP would have earned a good amount of
money.
Pradhuman
Singh, Executive Officer (EO), HSVP, said they would restart the e-auction process
after getting a nod from the higher authorities.
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