Ghaziabad (UP), Oct 29 (PTI) The Ghaziabad DevelopmentAuthority (GDA) has stopped alleged illegal construction atIndirapuram Habitat Centre, a commercial hub here, and issuednotice to it over non-payment of tax dues amounting to Rs 105crore.
District Magistrate and GDA Vice-Chairperson RituMaheshwari paid a visit to the commercial hub yesterday andfound that some structures were being built illegally.
She ordered officer on special duty D N Prashad to issuea notice over over non-payment of dues and seal theconstruction site.
Maheshwari said that the authorities were asked in 2005to pay compounding tax dues in instalments, but they did notsubmitted the third instalment which was due on May 24 thisyear. The third instalment including interest was more than Rs100 crore, she added.
The executive engineer of the enforcement departmentsealed the construction site yesterday.
The general manager (operations) of Indirapuram HabitatCentre, Yudhveer Singh, told PTI that the instalment amountwas Rs 75 lakh only and that the GDA was charging exorbitantinterest rate on it, making it total Rs 105 crore.
"We have requested the state urban development departmentin Lucknow to reduce the rate of interest... As and when afinal decision is taken by the department, the dues will becleared," Singh said. PTI CORRSMN.
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