DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
JAMMU, Feb 22
A delegation of office bearers of Chamber of Commerce & Industry headed by its President Sh. Arun Gupta called on Sh. Bhawani Singh Rakhwal, KAS VC JDA and during interaction Sh. Arun Gupta apprised him that Since last about 2 and half decades the Jammu Development Authority and the J&K Housing Board have not developed /established any commercial area or residential colony due to which there is dearth of both commercial sites as well as the residential colonies in Jammu, where we can accommodate the unemployed educated youth as well as the middle class families. He requested that steps should be taken to establish the new commercial area as well as the residential colonies.
Arun Gupta also briefed the VC JDA that Inspite of depositing the prescribed fee the lease deeds in respect of shops at Shiv Market Railway Station have not been executed by JDA since last 15 years. These lease deeds should be executed without any further delay.
Further some commercial shops in Bahu Plaza area have been allotted to some persons but the possession of said shops has not been given to the concern allottees and no lease deeds have been executed with them. He requested that possession should be given and lease deeds be with the said allottees without any further delay.
Arun Gupta also said that the old bus stand building has been declared as unsafe we request that steps should be taken to repair the said building to avoid any untoward incident. Further he requested that this area of the bus stand should be developed into a new multistory project and the existing shopkeepers / businessman working in the present building may be rehabilitated on the analogy of rehabilitating the shopkeepers of newly constructed/developed multistory project so that their livelihood is not effected.
Arun Gupta also briefed the VC JDA that a move was started by the JDA to give free hold rights to the plot holders of Trikuta Nagar Housing Colony but due to some unknown reasons the said move was stalled. We request that the process of free hold rights to the plot holders of Trikuta Nagar Housing Colony should be restarted. The issue of Change of Land Use (CLU) was also discussed in the meeting and Sh. Arun Gupta requested the VC JDA to clear All the pending files of CLU without any further delay. While reacting to the issues raised / discussed in the meeting Sh. Bhawani S. Rakwal, VC JDA informed that JDA is already working for developing new residential colonies and new commercial sites. He also said that he will personally look into the issue of lease deeds of Shiv Market Railway Station and sort out the same.
Regarding the issue of Bahu Plaza Shopkeepers he requested the Chamber to come up with a concrete proposal that how the matter can be sorted out and he will definitely work on the advised proposed.
The other Office bearers who accompanied the delegation include Sh. Anil Gupta, Sr. Vice President, Sh. Rajeev Gupta, Jr. Vice President, Sh. Manish Gupta, Secretary General, Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Secretary and Sh. Arun Gupta, Executive Member.
