Supposed to be developed as a park, HUDA is using sector 31 green belt as a storage site for utility pipelines
Green belts are a rarity in a city that is full of concrete. Despite this, whatever remaining green belts are there, they are in such a bad state that their being a green belt in Sector 31 is in a bad condition. The area has turned into a storage for utility pipelines of the HUDA for several months now. This plot has also become a garbage dumping site. Utility pipelines of HUDA have blocked the entry to the plot.
"These utility pipelines were left here by the HUDA several months back. The land is being used for storage of these pipelines, but the HUDA is unmindful of our problem," complains Col Man Singh, president of Sector 31 RWA. Resident of the neighborhood allege that unknown people come into the area during morning hour and use the green belt to relieve themselves. Residents allege that in the absence of any boundary wall it has become easy for anti-social elements to enter the area. The park has still not been developed by HUDA.
"Residents can not go inside the green belt for walking or jogging. Our children cannot play in the green area," says PS Dabur, general secretary, Sector 31 RWA. This green belt is important for the nearby residents since it is the only green belt for residents of Sector 30, 31,33,40, Jalvayu Vihar and Jharsa Village.
Talking about the same Pankaj Kumra, superintending engineer of HUDA, says, "It is a disputed land and is under litigation. I don't think due to these pipes there is any problem. But, the green area needs a boundary wall. If the legal cell of HUDA clears that the area as not disputed, we are ready to put up a fence here."
Source: Gurgaon Plus01/July/2009