2-Week Ban Imposed on Hill Cutting and New Building Permissions

A spokesperson of the state government informed here today that hill cutting for any kind of private development and construction activity, except for rebuilding of disaster affected buildings and roads, shall be banned in the entire State for two weeks i.e. up to 16^th September 2023.

Apart from this fresh planning permission/building permissions shall also be banned for commercial/tourism units in Shimla, Mandi, Kullu, Kangra, Solan and Chamba districts upto 16^th September, 2023.

He said that during the on-going monsoon season, unprecedented environmental disruptions have been witnessed across the State, which includes catastrophic landslides, land subsidence, river bank failures and severe erosion leading to the tragic loss of valuable lives and properties.

The spokesperson said that this decision has been taken in order to ensure utmost safety to human lives, habitations, infrastructure, to preserve the fragile ecological environment of the State and further with the intention to limit any such damage in the future.

He said that the order shall come into force with immediate effect and violations will be dealt as per law.