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| Despite HC ban, former UBL employee constructs hotel in Pahalgam | | PDA, Revenue, Forest department nexus stands exposed | | Saahil Suhail
pahalgam, July 17: Despite High Court ban over constructions in Pahalgam, a former Urban Local Bodies Employee involved in multiple scams has managed to construct a hotel in lush green forest zone of Serchan.
Construction of the hotel having capacity of more than 60 rooms started earlier in 2010 and now it stands completed evidently exposing nexus between several departments including Pahalgam Development Authority, Revenue and Forest department and corrupt practices of the departments.
Former employee of Urban Local bodies, Nissar Ahmad Naik resident of Qazibagh Anantnag known for his involvement in different scams and scandals, is constructing the hotel worth crores in lush green forest zone besides the High court ban over constructions in the area. Locals told Early Times that during the construction employee has fell green tress besides using JCB for leveling the land.
They said that PDA or the forest department has never mustered courage to raid the hotel as the employee is being back by Local National Conference leaders. They said that on several occasion authorities had the face the wrath of National Conference leaders, who had asked the employee to stop construction.
With Pahalgam Development Authority is fully aware about the illegal construction, DFO Lidder Forest division after the passage of over year is still clueless about the construction in Forest zone. While as Revenue authorities keeping passing buck either in the court of PDA or Forest department but the illegally constructed hotel evidently proves the rampant corruption in all the departments assigned check the constructions in Pahalgam.
Pertinent to mention here that the former UBL employee was suspended in Year 2011 by then the Director Urban Local Bodies, after found allegedly involved in misappropriation of funds scam and fake appointments scandal but later was reinstated by director SA Laharwal who was himself in soup over allotment of Adda contract to a contractor in Budgam district, who had not participated in bidding process in year 2012. |
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