Lok Sabha Question No. 2214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-28
Subject: Residential Accommodations near Ordnance Depots
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2214

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  JULY, 2017

## RESIDENTIAL ACOMMODATIONS NEAR ORDNANCE DEPOTS 2214.  SHRI  KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  people  have  constructed  residential  accommodations  in  large  numbers near ordnance depots in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State / UT-wise along with the steps taken to check such constructions; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  effective  steps  taken  to  clear  the  areas  near  the  vicinity  of ordnance depots?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) A  large  number  of  unauthorized  residential  accommodations  have come  up  around  Ordnance  Depots  (ODs).    Details  are  enclosed  as Annexure-A.

The following steps are taken to check unauthorized accommodations / constructions near Ordnance Depots:

- (i) Warning  sign  boards  showing  notified  area  around  ODs  are placed.
- (ii) In cases of unauthorized construction, FIR / Police complaint is filed / forwarded to police station with copy to all concerned.
- (iii) Regular liaisoning is done with local civil administration to issue notices for illegal constructions.

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- (iv) Security personnel are deployed to ensure security of ODs. (v) Regular monitoring is done to check any unauthorized construction around ODs. (c) The  following  steps  have  been  taken  to  clear  the  areas  near  the vicinity of ordnance depots: (i) Joint survey with concerned civil administration was carried out. (ii) Details  of  unauthorized  constructions  have  been  forwarded  to the concerned State Governments. (iii) In  cases  of  unauthorized  construction,  complaints  /  FIRs  have been filed with local police. unauthorized
- (iv) Eviction notices have been issued to the occupants.

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## ANNEXURE-A  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2214 FOR ANSWER ON 28.7.2017

## State / UT wise details of residential accommodations near CODs:

|   S. No. | State / UT       | Details w.r.t. Residential Construction                                    |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh    | Approx. 4654 houses.                                                       |
|        2 | Madhya Pradesh   | Approx. 483 houses.                                                        |
|        3 | Maharashtra      | Approx. 122 houses and a number of high rise buildings near COD Mumbai.    |
|        4 | Punjab           | Large number of residential accommodations.                                |
|        5 | Delhi            | Large number of buildings existing for decades in thickly populated areas. |
|        6 | Himachal Pradesh | Large number of residential accommodations.                                |
|        7 | West Bengal      | Large number of residential buildings.                                     |
|        8 | Assam            | Large number of residential buildings.                                     |
|        9 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Approx. 359 constructions.                                                 |

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