Nexus with contractors? GDA set to transfer 76 supervisors

Time of India

2 days ago

Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) is set to transfer 76 supervisors following persistent complaints of collusion with contractors in facilitating illegal construction.
Residents also allege that supervisors, working in tandem with private builders, demand hefty sums to overlook unauthorised floors.
GDA has around 200 supervisors in the seven zones under it, but its manual does not specify a maximum tenure for postings before an employee can be shifted. Many of the supervisors on the list have been posted in the same zone for more than five years.
Officials admitted that supervisors posted in the same zones for years had formed "unholy alliances" with local realtors, and said the reshuffle aimed to curb the spread of illegal colonies, which have risen from 321 in 2021 to 351, occupying around 3,000 acres.
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While the GDA work manual states that a supervisor's role includes reporting any illegal construction to the zone's junior engineer and senior officials but for all practical purposes, they are considered to be GDA's eyes and ears and their foot soldiers.
Supervisors are also tasked with checking the quality of construction materials and ensuring that all work is carried out in line with the approved plan.
However, their nexus with contractors runs deep.
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A Vaishali resident told TOI, a contractor allegedly sought Rs 40,000 on behalf of a GDA official to allow his family to construct an additional floor in their two-storey flat.
"We hired a private contractor, prepared a cost estimate, and even had construction material delivered," he said. But that evening, a GDA supervisor reached their house and warned the family that the work violated regulations.
Unsure how to proceed, the family considered abandoning the plan.
"But the contractor assured me it could be 'managed' for Rs 40,000. Construction went ahead without further interference. Only later did I realise the nexus between contractors and supervisors," he added.
According to a GDA official, despite checks and balances, illegal construction has been unabated in the city. "We deduced that many of the supervisors are working in the same zone for years and have developed a nexus with contractors, allowing illegal construction. This nexus needs to be broken, for which GDA has prepared a list of 76 supervisors who will be transferred to other zones."
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