Two days
after reports of cracks in houses around Joshi Hospital, Municipal Commissioner
Karnesh Sharma visited the site on Tuesday 29th March along with a
team of officials. After his inspection, the Commissioner said that the plot
where the excavation was being done by Joshi Hospital was not a part of the
building plan approved by MC Jalandhar. He further said that the plan approved
was for 93 Marlas and the Basement being dug on 12 Marla plot was not a part of
93 Marlas plan.
Talking
about the action, The Commissioner said that the Building Plan approval has
been canceled and Hospital authorities asked to fill the plot again. He
further told that ATP Vinod and Building Inspector Dinesh Joshi have been
issued a notice seeking their reply on How this all happened and an answer has
been demanded within 2 days failing which the officers concerned will be charge-sheeted.
ADCP Suhail
Meer and SDM Hardeep Singh Atwal also visited the site on Tuesday as did
Jalandhar Central MLA Mr. Raman Arora.
To remind
our readers, this episode of sheer negligence started with a complaint from RTI
activist Simranjeet Singh when some residential buildings around Joshi Hospital
developed cracks due to, now proved illegal digging of a basement by Joshi
Hospital.
Mr
Simranjeet Singh has demanded registration of an FIR under sections 288, 427,268
of IPC and section 21 of the mining act against Hospital authorities, MCJ officials
and the Contractor Jabbar Khan.
Everything was said and done but can the authorities explain how and why this illegal act was
going on? 80 feet deep basement in a plot measuring 12 marlas can’t be dug in a
day and it can’t go unnoticed as the site is at a prime location where there is
consistent traffic even during late hours. Is this all possible without the knowledge and help of Corporation Authorities? And what about Hospital
authorities? Doctors are considered next to God in our society but putting the lives of people under threat just for their petty gains can never be justified.
Hope our CM
Mr. Bhagwant Mann will take an action and will not let this matter go unnoticed
and unattended.