SMC should issue a White-Paper on illegal constructions : Prof. Saifudidin Soz

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 24-Dec-2018

Prof. Saifudidin Soz, Former Union Minister Monday said that Srinagar Municipal Corporation has never ever made ‘demolitions of illegal constructions’  in Srinagar, through a comprehensive drive with an invitation to the public for support.He said these demolitions are made every year and these have  always been haphazardly done, constituting an ‘Eye Wash’! “Who doesn’t know, what had been happening between, for instance, the Ward Officers  and the ‘Unruly Long Hands’!”“It is in public interest that I am now attempting to invite the attention of the Authority/s to mark a departure from ‘Adhoc  Measures’ and adopt a ‘well-thought-out’ comprehensive policy on the proposed demolitions!”“The best method would be to publish a “White Paper” on  the illegal constructions that took place in the past and the ones that are in the process!”“The Adhoc approach for demolitions must stop and a Sound  Legal Frame Work on action against illegal constructions must be issued by the Corporation!”“I wonder what kind of a Master Plan for Srinagar is  envisaged when unruly and disruptive elements in society continue to indulge in violation of the rules with the connivance of the junior and the senior  officers of the Corporation,” he said. (CNS)