Senior UT officials confirmed having received the communication, but refused to divulge further details. UT Adviser Pradip Mehra, who had raised several objections to the procedures adopted for the allotment of mega projects and had also recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation, too, refused to comment on the new development.

While UT Home Secretary Ram Niwas said he was “not aware of any such communication”, Finance Secretary Sanjay Kumar said: “We have received the communication, but I don’t have any comment to make.”

Mega projects: The status report

Project: Filmcity

Land allotted: Around 30 acres

The Rs 191-crore project allotted to Parsvnath Builders is on the verge of being scrapped. While Parsvnath is demanding a refund of its deposit of Rs 47.75 crore, the Administration wants to terminate the contract. The UT Adviser had recommended a CBI probe into the conceptualisation and allotment of the project. All work stands stalled as a CVC probe is on.

Project: IT park
Land allotted: Around 600 acres

While the first two phases of the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park are already functional, a dispute arose over the award of compensation for land in the third phase. The

MHA had sought a report from the UT Administration last month, regarding the policies under which it acquired the land and evaluated the compensation.

Project: Theme Park
Land allotted: 73 acres

This amusement-cum-theme park is stuck too as the developer, Unitech, has not deposited any yearly installment after the first one of Rs 5.5 crore. Allotted in 2006, the first phase of the project was to be completed and made operational within three years. The Administration was yet to hand over the possession of the earmarked land to Unitech when the CVC took up the case for an inquiry.

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