Nagrota Bagwan (HP), Sept. 4 -- Former MLA Arun Kumar has urged the Nagrota Bagwan Municipal Council to immediately stop ongoing illegal construction and encroachment activities at Gandhi Ground, the town's only public sports ground and a hub of cultural and social activities.
In a memorandum addressed to the Chief Officer of the Municipal Council, Kumar said Gandhi Ground is public utility land meant for collective use, and any form of private or departmental permanent construction violates the principles of public space protection.
Quoting provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Act, 1994, sections 246 and 247, Kumar noted that unauthorized construction or encroachment on public land is a punishable offence. He also referred to sec...