Action against illegal construction
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the three municipal corporations to formulate an action plan and offer suggestions for dealing with unauthorised constructions, especially buildings identified as illegal, in consultation with other agencies dealing with urban development and water and power supply. The commissioners of the corporations – East, South and North – appeared [...] Continue Reading »
There seems to be no place for the poor in the Millennium City in Gurgaon though they have played an important role in its development. Apparently the authorities are trying to lessen the number of slums and provide affordable housing to the people from the economically weaker sections (EWS) of the society by continuously making [...] Continue Reading »
In order to deal with the problem of illegal constructions, Sitaram Kunte who happens to be the BMC chief will come up with a new policy. The chief minister Mr. Prithviraj Chavan gave away this vital piece of information on Thursday. This incident has occurred in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. A committee has also [...] Continue Reading »
The government has finally decided to take up the matter of illegal constructions in the village of Chhatarpur. This issue was reported on Wednesday by the Centre and the Delhi government itself who were pleaded to by a particular group. This group wanted the illegal construction to be completely removed on governmental land. Notices were [...] Continue Reading »
On Thursday, the Delhi High Court directed the Delhi government to file an affidavit on matters of illegal constructions in the Sainik Firms. All important details and bits of information have been stated in the affidavit concerning all the meetings held since the 3rd of February regarding this cause. The Delhi government council Zubeda Begum [...] Continue Reading »
Recently lashed out at South Delhi Municipal Corporation for glossing over illegal constructions mushrooming in Mehrauli was lashed out by the Delhi High court. As far as its assurance of taking action is concerned the court was quick to discover that most of the claims of the SDMC were superficial. Justice S K Mishra gave [...] Continue Reading »
As traffic problem ails Bhopal, over 10 commercial complexes in the busy New Market allegedly have constructed shops in the basement reserved for parking, thus making the shops illegal. It has been pointed out as a contributing factor to clog the busy roads as visitors are forced to park their vehicles out on the road. [...] Continue Reading »
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has decided to check on the illegal/unauthorized constructions that are growing in the surrounding gram panchayats. In a strict gesture, it has served notices to as many as 3,000 owners and builders of illegal buildings above three floors. According to the building rules, gram panchayats can give building permissions [...] Continue Reading »
The Noida Authority on Wednesday cancelled the allotment of 108 flats in sector 71 reportedly for carrying out illegal constructions. The RWA of the colony, however, has said that Noida Authority should have stopped the illegal constructions when it was happening under their noses instead of harassing the residents now. Noida Sector 71 RWA president [...] Continue Reading »
The builder had rented out a high-rise building in Himayatnagar without taking occupancy certificate from the GHMC and also not complying with fire safety norms. The developer of Maheshwari Mega Ventures had taken permission for two cellars, ground and six upper floors in November, 2008. After completion of the building, the builder rented out the [...] Continue Reading »
