Largest temple no stranger to controversy
Temple authorities voice concern over the height of buildings at proposed Games Village.THE SPRAWLING Akshardham temple prominently visible from National Highway-24 (NH-24), has been mired in controversy right from the planning stage. It has drawn huge protests from environmentalists who were against such a large structure on the Yamuna riverbed. The temple complex constructed by Bochasanwasi Sri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) was pushed at the behest of a senior BJP leader even though the riverbed was then a no-construction zone. To justify the construction, the riverbed was declared "O" zone under the master plan in 2001, much to the chagrin of the green brigade. Changing the land use meant that public and semi-public construction could come up on the riverbed. Another controversy errupted regarding the chunk of land allotted. Normally a temple is allotted only a 400 square metre of plot. But, changing all rules of land allotment, the Delhi Development Authority allot- ted a whopping 30 acres of land for Akshardham complex. Further, quoting Akshardham's example, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) justified sanction for construction of the Commonwealth Games village next to the temple. Environmentalist have been opposing the construction of the Commonwealth Games village saying that..
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Article taken from the issue: 27 Dec 2007
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