Chandigarh | Omaxe residents hold protest over lack of basic amenities

Omaxe residents’ major grievances include poor security set up in the township, lack of even basic amenities like public toilets, fire safety arrangements, street lights and cleaning of the roads

Members of Omaxe Residents Welfare Association (RWA) on Sunday held a protest against the builders over the lack of basic amenities at the New Chandigarh township.

Omaxe residents protesting over lack of basic amenities at the township in Chandigarh. (HT Photo)

RWA president Pardeep Kumar Gupta said they had made multiple requests to the authorities to provide us basic amenities, but they failed. He added that several meetings were held with the representatives of the companies, where promises about facilities being provided were made, but nothing has come of it despite several emails and even legal notices being served.

Residents’ major grievances include poor security set up in the township, lack of even basic amenities like public toilets, fire safety arrangements, fogging, street lights, dust bins, and cleaning of the roads. Many houses have developed cracks and the plaster of almost all the units is peeling off. Lifts have either not been installed at all or are not working in one section.

Residents alleged that the company promised seven clubs in the township and collected a substantial sum from each buyer. However, even nine years after the company started giving possessions of dwelling units, not even one club has become fully functional.

The members handed over the memorandum of demands to Rohtas Goyal CMD of Omaxe Limited.

When contacted, Omaxe Group additional vice-president Amitabh Joshi said, “We are committed to fulfilling the demands of the residents, but we will soon hold meetings with the residents and sort out their issues.”