GURUGRAM: Residents of Tatvam Villas society in Sector 48 have disputed the builder Vipul’s claim that they can’t transfer the maintenance work to the local RWA as the society was originally a part of a larger project under the name ‘158 Acres’.
Residents alleged the builder has illegally made an extra villa that wasn’t there in the original master plan, which, as per an order by DTCP in August, was supposed to be demolished. They also alleged getting electricity bills exceeding the tariff mandated by DHBVN.
This comes on the heels of the recent action of DTCP against “encroachers” in Heritage city. Residents are questioning why is it easier for DTCP to act against the poor, but not against the well-off. “The maintenance is very expensive,” said Sameer Sinha, joint secretary, RWA, Tatvam Villas. Sinha said the maintenance work by Vipul Limited isn’t up to the mark either. “They have some Rs 23 crore with them as non-interest bearing security deposit. We also asked them to give us access to book of accounts, but they refused,” he said.
Residents said they have also written to Vipul Limited to hand over maintenance work to the RWA. The residents alleged that builder was made the community centre a commercial hub which is accessible to outsiders. “What is the point of having a gated colony?” asked Meera Singh, General Secretary of Tatvam Resident Welfare Association.
Tatvam Villas have 245 villas. “But Vipuls are building another villa. Villa number 52 was not supposed to be there in the in the approved plan. It was a green patch,” Sinha said. However, the spokesperson from Vipul Limited refused the allegations made by residents. “Their issue is not maintenance. If one happens to stride across the Tatvam Villas, they will see how clean and maintained it is even now, unlike other societies. It is part of the mega project 158 Acres, and maintenance will go to MCG for the full project, not them. Tatvam is a small part of the 150 Acres. They are completely mischaracterising the issue.”
As for demolishing the structure, spokesperson said Additional Chief Secretary Town and Country Planning Arun Kumar had already passed another orders issuing stay on Satyaprakash’s. An official from DTCP, however, said the case had been appealed to higher authorities and he could not speak on the matter immediately.
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