Gurugram, March 11 -- Residents of Nirvana Country in Sector 50 have raised concerns over alleged illegal construction on the township's community centre ground, claiming that an unauthorised dog shelter is being built within the premises and encroaching on space meant for residents' use. The township, divided into North Close and South Close, has seen residents from North Close voicing strong objections. The residents also pointed out that a waste composting facility, previously constructed by the Nirvana RWA, was deemed "illegal" and halted in 2024. It also has three RWAs, one for the North Close apartments and second for the South Close apartments and another for the villas, called Nirvana residents welfare association (NRWA). "We reached out to District Town and Country Planning (DTCP) officials, and then they sealed the area. Now, there are activities of encroachments taking place. An illegal dog shelter is being constructed. We appeal to MCG and DTCP to stop these encroachments by the residents," said Vikram Kataria, a resident of Nirvana Country. Kataria said residents were earlier told the facility had official approval. "When we asked why a dog shelter was being built on the community centre grounds, we were told it was a temporary facility sanctioned by MCG. This was communicated to us in January, but now permanent construction for the shelter has begun," he said. Manmohan, secretary of the North Close apartments association RWA, said, "We strongly oppose this encroachment on the community centre grounds, which are meant for residents' use." While RK Dadoo, RWA president of NRWA, said, "I am not aware of much of the issue. North Close residents have taken this up with MCG." Another resident, requesting anonymity, said, "The dog shelter has been there for the past 15 years and now due to some construction on the community centre ground, we have to move the shelter to another corner of the ground," he said. "The colony was taken over by MCG in 2020, hence we don't even have a say on whatever they do with the community centre ground." Ward councillor Bharati Harsana said the construction is linked to civic works. "A ward councillor office is being built on the site, and MCG has issued a tender for this work. The dog shelter has been temporarily shifted to another location and will be removed once the office is completed," she said. A senior MCG official told HT he was unaware of the alleged encroachment. "We will visit the site and look into the matter. There may be internal residents' issues at play. We will inspect the site," he said....