CEO PDA floats High Court directive, frees vehicle loaded with construction material

CEO PDA floats High Court directive, frees vehicle loaded with construction material

Saahil Suhail

Anantnag, Nov 14: Chief Executive Officer of Phalgam Development Authority has allegedly floated the High Court directive by freeing the vehicle loaded with marble at Sarbal Check post instead of seizing it.

Instead of obeying the High Court directive by seizing the vehicles ferrying construction material to hotel wood stock (Phalgam), the executive officer freed the vehicle after the influential hotelier ringed him, official whishing anonymity said.

He said that on Thursday evening at around 6:30Pm PDA employees halted a truck bearing registration number JKO3 7505, loaded with marble at Sarbal Check post and informed higher officials.

“We tried our best to seize the vehicle but the driver of the truck contacted hotelier. Influential hotelier later ringed CEO and we were directed to allow the vehicle to return.” One the employee said.

He said that vehicle was not allowed to enter Phalgam as few local youth were fallowing the vehicle from Aishmuqam. “Check Post is for poor not for influential and affluent, usally lower rank employees are asked to allow the vechiles on phone calls but in this particular incident they couldn’t as few youth were present on the spot.” He added  

A senior police official who was timely informed by few locals confirmed that vehicle loaded with marble was allowed to return back. “I don’t know why the vehicle was not seized but it was not also allowed to enter phalgam.” He said, adding vehicle loaded with marble was being supplied to hotel Wood Stock.

Earlier a group in pahlgam accused Chief Executive Officer, Mohd Yousf Bhat of issuing NOC’s to hotles, raised illegally at Movera and at other adjoining areas.

Jammu and Kashmir high court has put a blanket ban on any sort of construction in Phalgam and adjoining areas and has directed the Phalgam Development Authority to not allow the constructions, however despite the Court directive the Development Authority has evidently failed in stopping the violations.