Editorial
Authorities must comply with SC directives instead of abetting violators
We re shocked by the defiant and seemingly coordinated manner in which all parties involved with the Modhumoti Model Town have been flouting a Supreme Court verdict to dismantle the 550-acre housing project. According to an investigative report by
The Daily Star, the developers continue operations despite a ban in August 2012 by the highest court that upheld a July 2005 directive by the High Court declaring the project illegal and unauthorised . The project sits on land belonging to wetlands in Bilamalia and Baliarpur
mouzas of Savar that serve as flood-control reservoirs vital to the capital s water management. In its full verdict released in 2013, the Appellate Division directed Metro Makers & Developers Ltd., the project owner, to restore the wetland within six months. Far from complying with the order, the project continues to operate to date, under a new name, while the higher authorities
Illegal Modhumoti Model Town: Still active in disguise
No steps taken by developers or Rajuk to restore Savar wetland, flouting SC order
The Modhumoti Model Town Project, termed illegal by the High Court, has now taken up the name Nandonik Housing and continues to fill up flood flow zones in Savar. The photo of the new signboard was taken recently.
Photo: Helemul Alam
The Modhumoti Model Town developers continue operations while the government authorities turn a blind eye both failing to comply with the highest court s verdict on retaining the flood flow zone in Savar where the housing project was built illegally.