Initially, MDA constructed a few roads and gave impression that large-scale development works were being carried out. But it was only an effort to hoodwink people to grab maximum money from the allottees. The allottees are now receiving notices from MDA to pay the cost of grid station at the rate of Rs 40,000 against 400 yards plot and Rs 20,000 on 200sq yards plot and in case of failure face the cancellation of plots. This seems illegal and unjustified.
Unfortunately, the present market value of the MDA plots is less than fifty percent of the face value. Many allottees are of the view that some MDA officers in connivance with land mafia have created such conditions for their own vested interests. A large number of people had already paid most of their dues. However, they were reluctant to pay further charges in view of MDA's continuous lack of interest in the development work as land mafia has artificially reduced the prices of the plots. In the meantime, allottees are receiving warning letters from MDA to pay the development charges and cost of grid station or face cancellation of their allotments.
MDA has already collected billions of rupees from the sale of the plots and by keeping this amount in banks has earned huge amount of interest during a period of 14 years. I suggest the MDA authorities should carry out all major development work of the Scheme No 01 without wasting further time from the amount they had already collected from the allottees in order to regain the confidence of allottees. Once all necessary development works are completed by the MDA, the allottees would pay rest of the charges happily.