With an aim to stop construction of illegal colonies, the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) has issued a reminder to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to stop issuing power connections to these. Further, the department has also been asked to snap connections issued in these colonies in the past.
GLADA authorities stated that two letters were also issued to PSPCL in the last two years regarding the same, but the department is still issuing power connections in illegal colonies, which encourages the illegal constructions.
As per GLADA officials, over 1,400 illegal colonies have been established in the past in Ludhiana and the list is available on the Authority’s official site. A large number of colonisers have applied under the policy floated by state government in 2018, but still hundreds of colonies are being development without getting approval from the department. GLADA officials have asked PSPCL to stop issuing power connections if the plot owner or coloniser fails to get no-objection certificate from GLADA.
