Crime grows behind UT’s curtain of grass

Chandigarh | Monday | 16th July, 2018

Summary:

CHANDIGARH: The municipal councillors and residents of this city are running from pillar to post to get all the vacant land cleared of wild grass. Ward 19 councillor Dalip Sharma: “We have a big chunk of land covered with wild grass, which I propose should be cleared. Grass has been cleared off a few patches inside, which suggests that the land is in use. “When we call police, the cops come blowing their siren, which alerts these criminals and they slip away,” a resident said. These spots have becomes refuges of criminals.The problem before the resident welfare associations (RWAs) and the councillors is that all this vacant land belongs to the Chandigarh Administration and is the responsibility of the UT horticulture department to maintain..