Authorities have sealed three illegally constructed estates, including one belonging to a Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi, located near Damdama lake near Sohna, on Tuesday, a senior official of the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) said. “They were unauthorized farms in the lake reservoir area. All three farms have been sealed. They were built in the Aravalli range without any permission,” said District Town Planner (DTP) Amit Madholia.
The demolition drive was conducted with the help of the police against three farms in compliance with the NGT orders in Sonya Gosh vs State of Haryana.
A team led by DTP Madholia including ATP Sumeet Malik, Dinesh Singh, Rohan and Shubham conducted the seal drive in the presence of Duty Magistrate Lachhiram, Naib Tehsildar, Sohna.
A police team led by Sadar Sohna Station House Officer (SHO) was deployed there.
A senior officer of the department confirmed on condition of anonymity that one of the three estates belonged to singer Daler Mehndi.
His farmhouse was built on about 1.5 acres of land, he added.