India, March 24 -- The enforcement wing of the department of town and country planning (DTCP) has launched a survey to identify illegal guest houses in the district following directions from the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC), officials said on Monday. In the first phase, 86 such properties have been identified and show cause notices will be issued to their owners by the end of the month.

Officials said action against these properties will be carried out in phases after the survey is completed.

Amit Madholia, district town planner, enforcement, said teams have been constituted to carry out the exercise and that information is also being collected from other departments. "We had received information from the MCG, and after going ...