12 years but no civic amenities in village, AMC gets Gujarat High Court notice
The village continues to lack basic civic amenities including sewage and drainage pipeline, streetlights, roads, stormwater facility and drinking water among others
The Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and others in connection with a petition moved by some residents of Narimanpura Village which is close to the Dholka-Ahmedabad highway. Further hearing will take place on March 15.
The petition alleges that despite 12 years of being made part of the AMC limits, the village continues to lack basic civic amenities including sewage and drainage pipeline, streetlights, roads, stormwater facility and drinking water among others.
The village had become part of the AMC in 2006.
The petition stated that the villagers have made repeated representations for basic municipal amenities and infrastructure but the same have been ignored which is a violation of their statutory rights.
It further said that twelve years is a reasonable period of time for the civic body to plan the development. Alleging discrimination, the petition further said that villages which were approximately just 1 to 1.5 Kms from Narimanpura have been provided with drainage and sewerage amenities and other infrastructure.
The petitioners, whose village fall in Daskroi taluka, said that by depriving them of mandated civic amenities, the civic body was violating their rights to health.
It further said that the absence of drainage and sewerage system and storm water drains has led to perennial health hazards for the residents of the village.