User:Kamal83/Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society

Adarsh Housing Co-operative Society, Mumbai, India
The Adarsh Housing Co-operative Society in Mumbai, India was reserved for the war widows and veterans of the Kargil War. But recently this society has come under the scanner of Indian media, activists due to alleged violation of the rules under which the land for the society was approved and the flats in the building were allocated. The Adarsh society was constructed in Colaba region of Mumbai which is a sensitive coastal area and near various defense establishments. Some have also expressed surprise over the height of the building and violation of the rules by the ministry of environment.

It is alleged that the Adarsh Society scam is only a tip of the iceberg and many housing societies in India cannot stay away from the infamous bureaucrats, promoters and politicians nexus. The scam over Adarsh society has hurt the sentiments of larger public who respects the war veterans for their exceptional courage in fighting the enemy. Many activists like Medha Patkar had been trying to uncover the scam but the scam has got most attention only in 2010.

Several inquiries have been ordered and the blame game has been started by all the parties involved. Some of the current occupants of the flats in the Adarsh co-operative society building have offered to vacate their flats at the earliest denying the allegations that they were alloted flats because they in some manner influenced/helped the construction of society by violating the rules. Even the lower house of Indian Parliament was misled by the authorities involved.