Officials Seek Defence Ministry Intervention on Restricted Zones and Local Development Issues
Gurugram MLA Mukesh Sharma and former MP Avinash Rai Khanna met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss long-standing issues related to defence land restrictions affecting local residents. Sharma highlighted the 900-metre restricted zone around the Gurugram-Faridabad Ammunition Depot impacting about four lakh people, urging a fresh assessment and updated notification balancing security and residents' needs. Khanna raised concerns about development restrictions near Unchi Bassi Military Station and proposed a compressed bio gas plant on unused defence land to support clean energy and local development.