Gurugram: NBCC told to pay six-month rent to Green View EWS families

GURUGRAM: The district town planner on Thursday asked NBCC to provide immediate relief — rent amount for six months in advance and one-time charges for shifting — to the EWS families of Green View project in Sector 37 D, where several residents have raised allegations of structural defects in the buildings.

On Thursday, district town planner RS Batth shot a strongly worded letter to NBCC, directing it to provide immediate relief as agreed with the district administration.

He also asked the developer to work out modalities to provide advance rent for six months along with a one-time shifting charge, which was agreed by the residents during an interaction with the authorities.

Batth, who is also the duty magistrate for NBCC Green View project, said the developer has not provided any rental relief to the EWS families till date, which could lead to violation of the orders issued by the deputy commissioner.

According to the order issued by deputy commissioner Nishant Yadav, it is the developer’s responsibility to provide immediate relief to the residents. “The occupants of EWS units are from the lowest socio-economic strata of the society and they cannot be left to fend for themselves,” said Batth, adding that the relief should be given to all occupants irrespective of their ownership status as they are as of now residing in the housing project. “Moreover, the payment of rent to the residents shall not in any way be related to their title of ownership and this is for public interest at large that they are safely shifted,” he further said.

Despite repeated attempts, NBCC could not be contacted.

In Chintels Paradiso case, meanwhile, the deputy commissioner has requested the IIT- Delhi team to complete the audit within two months. “Also, the authorities have appointed experts for evaluation of the properties and interiors at Tower D where the living rooms of five flats collapsed vertically from the sixth to the second floors on February 10,” said Batth. After a discussion with the authorities, the developer has offered to residents flats at its other project — Serenity — in the same sector. According to sources, however, an occupation certificate is yet to be issued to the project.

A spokesperson for the developer said, “We are fully cooperating with the district town planner to work out rental and rehabilitation arrangements of the affected residents.”