Gurugram: Malibu Towne builders under lens for green nod

GURUGRAM: The department of town and country planning, which has got an FIR registered against the developers of Malibu Towne, has pulled them up again for alleged misuse of community sites, commercial use of basements and demolition of a dispensary building.

The developer has also been asked to submit details of the environmental clearance from the Centre, which is mandatory for developing any project. It had been alleged that the housing society had been developed without the environmental nod.

The action by the enforcement wing of DTCP followed a complaint by Raman Sharma, a resident of Malibu Towne. The project has been developed over 205 acres after taking licence from the DTCP. But one of the prerequisites in the layout plan was the mandatory clearance from the Union ministry of environment and forests. The developer has now been asked to produce documents that prove it has taken the nod.

The builder has also been accused of demolishing a dispensary site. “It has also come to light that a dispensary site, measuring a little more than an acre, has been demolished. Even the occupation certificate was granted by the STP in September 2018. The developer has been directed to explain the reason for demolition of the structure,” said RS Batth, the district town planner (enforcement). The community sites, which house educational institutions, are also under the scanner. It has been alleged that the builder has misused the basement area, which is only meant for storage and other such services.

“The developer was directed to share the status details of all such sites in the society and if any third party rights have been created for it. It was also told to show if necessary permission for creating third party rights was taken or not,” said Batth, adding that the builder has to reply within 10 days, failing which legal action would be taken against it.

On October 17, the developers and directors of Malibu Towne were booked by Gurgaon police for multiple violations of norms and regulations related to the construction of a private colony. The case was registered after the district town planner lodged a complaint when the developers failed to come up with satisfactory responses.

The developers could not be reached despite repeated attempts.