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21 November, 1998

Power for 1100 houses outside 'lal dora'

The Tribune
Chandigarh, Nov 20 - The Chandigarh Administration will provide power connections to 1100 houses built outside the lal dora in various villages of the Union Territory by December end. Work on the project, after initial preparations will begin in the coming days.
This was announced by Mr Jagdish Sagar, Adviser to the Union Territory Administrator at a meeting of members of the Zila Parishad, Panchayat Samiti and Sarpanches of 15 villages at the UT Guest House here today. Mr Satya Pal Jain, MP, was also present there.
Talking to The Tribune after the meeting Mr Jain and Sarpanches of various villages said that basic amenities would be provided to 1800 houses in two phases. As the erecting of power lines and ensuring power supply was possible in a short time, it had been decided that work in this context would begin in the first phase. Laying of water supply lines and sewerage would also be taken up later on.
Same facilities would be provided to rest of the houses in second phase.
Other issues discussed at the meeting pertained to revising the price of acquisition of land and reviving the scheme to provide houses to those whose land had been acquired. On this issue, the administration assured that the rates would be revised and the scheme would also be revived. The scheme had been stopped for the past many years. ...
... Mr Jain said that the Adviser assured them that no demolitions would be carried out. An inquiry would also be ordered into the demolitions, carried out without serving the requisite notices, at Raipur Kalan, he added. ...