PMC to demolish illegal buildings near villages in Pune
District collector has recently called for a meeting to discuss about the illegal constructions which are present on the boundary of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) limits. The meeting was called to discuss and prepare a preliminary plan to initiate action against illegal constructions in villages.
The status of such illegal buildings and also the necessary steps required to stop such activities were also discussed. Around 8,000 illegal constructions were identified by the district collector around the villages, for which notices have been issued to the owners.
Major constructions were identified in Haveli taluka and in villages, including Katraj-Ambegaon, Jambhulwadi, Manjri and Phursungi. These buildings do not have necessary permissions.
The town planning department who attended the meeting is supposed to come up with a plan to demolish the illegal constructions and the district administration will monitor it and provide assistance as and when required.
Recently, many illegal constructions in KarveNagar, Warje, Wanowrie and Kondhwa in Pune were demolished. These buildings were spread across 40,000 square feet.
The KarvenagarWarje ward office and the deputy commissioner office of Wanowrie and Kondhwa initiated the demolition drive.
An RCC construction of two storeys was demolished in Karve Nagar. The drive also includes demolition of other commercial buildings in the area. A total of 35 illegal buildings were razed by the municipal staff which were spread over 18,000 square feet.
Also, an action was taken against 44 illegal properties in Kondhwa and Wanworie areas. Unauthorized constructions included commercial and residential properties in Salunke Vihar and Fatima Nagar.
The civic body had earlier announced to keep a check on these type of illegal constructions and encroachments from now onwards. The building department of PMC had already warned the citizens and buyers not to buy such flats which do not have proper layout and building approvals.
Furthermore, PMC has again requested the state government to set special police stations to take such civic crimes. Such stations will lodge cases against Bombay Provincial Municipal Act (BPMC) and Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act, 1966.
With the increasing cases and burden on police, they are not able to concentrate on crimes like encroachments and violation of the BPMC and MRTP Acts. Also, witnessing the rise in illegal constructions, a team of committee was appointed last year to study how the district administrations could handle this problem. Additional force and machinery were also requested for the same.
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