Thursday, 01 July 2021 | PNS | Nainital
The Uttarakhand High Court has sought replies within three weeks from the state government and the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) in a Public Interest Litigation regarding conversion of river land and nullahs into barren land for illegal plotting and constructions in Dehradun. Earlier, the court had directed the Dehradun district magistrate to put a stop on illegal constructions in such areas. The matter was taken up for hearing by the division bench of chief justice RS Chauhan and justice Alok Verma.
Dehradun resident Ajay Narayan Sharma had filed the PIL contending that river land at Sahastradhara had been converted to barren land on which the land mafia was undertaking illegal plotting. Demanding that such illegal plotting be stopped, the petitioner has also sought against the officials involved in facilitating such activities. Changing the form of land is affecting the form of the rivers and nullahs, the petitioner has stated.
