Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) Standing Committee has decided to maintain its stand that it cannot provide homes according to the demands of 28 families affected by the Nasir Nagar demolition.Civic officials said the families had been offered accommodation under existing housing schemes but had refused it. They also maintained that there were no guidelines to provide homes to families whose houses had been illegally constructed on a public road.The decision followed a review of a proposal detailing the corporation’s rehabilitation efforts. SMC had offered homes at various locations under the JnNURM-BSUP scheme and initiated allotments through a draw on Aug 27.However, the families objected to the draw and proposed allotments, preventing the process from being completed.After reviewing the failed allotment process and the circumstances surrounding it, the committee resolved that the civic body should continue with its existing legal stand.
