Punjab govt given four months to demolish illegal structures around Chandigarh airport
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday gave four months to Punjab government to demolish 98 structures built illegally within the 100-metre area of Chandigarh International Airport.
These structures were identified by a committee headed by Punjab chief secretary, constituted on the directions of the high court. The Air Force had termed illegal mushrooming of such structures a threat to the airport, which prompted the court to direct demolition.
The high court bench of justices Krishna Murari and Arun Palli also asked the chief secretary-led panel to hold monthly review meetings and devise a mechanism so that fresh illegal structures do not come up. The court was hearing a 2015 petition on infrastructure related issues of the airport.
