Even as the Punjab and Haryana High Court continues to weigh the merits of the stilt-plus-four policy, the Gurugram RWA Federation say builders in DLF Phase-3 are way ahead. Five paying-guest (PG) buildings in the locality, each raised to stilt-plus-five with an unauthorised extra floor, were sealed on the third day of the drive by the District Town Planner (Enforcement) on Saturday.
Led by DTPE Amit Madholia, the team sealed 225 rooms and demolished unauthorised constructions with bulldozers at several sites. A separate right-of-way clearance drive sealed 29 illegal commercial establishments like parlours, workshops, departmental stores, offices of property dealers, paan shops and eateries. Encroachments, including ramps, boundary walls, staircases and shops, were also cleared.
The drive’s footprint over three days now covers about 30 buildings.
Reacting to the scale of violations, the RWA Federation said the sealing drive only confirmed what residents had suspected for years. “While the courts are still deciding whether stilt-plus-four should be allowed, Gurugram has moved into a stilt-plus-five era. These buildings did not turn illegal overnight — somebody signed off on a sanctioned plan, and an entire extra floor was added in full public view for years. Why did it take a High Court order, and not a routine department inspection, to notice it?” it asked.
DTPE Madholia said the department had received public cooperation during the drive and action against illegal construction on residential plots, stilt-parking encroachment and unauthorised commercial activity would continue strictly in line with court orders.
