Building Violations
Delhi: The Delhi government has recently cleared a layout plan of East Azad Nagar in order to regularise illegal settlement. Just one day before the collapse of an illegal building in Thane that killed 74 persons, the Delhi government had cleared the layout plan of this colony. The last time when Delhi’s illegal colonies were [...] Continue Reading »
Over one lakh illegal buildings in Chennai not only cause a strain on civic infrastructure but also attack the foundations of a law-governed society. Areas like Sowcarpet, T Nagar and Mylapore, continue to add more FSI, causing congestion in narrow bylanes, clogging of sewer lines, and reducing water supply in pipelines. In areas like Adyar, [...] Continue Reading »
For the past many years construction of private builder’s flats in Ghaziabad is in full swing as more and more people from adjoining areas have recognized Ghaziabad as a major and affordable housing destination. Unauthorized constructions, other than those approved by GDA in their records, also take a heavy toll on sewage, parking space and [...] Continue Reading »
The fund-hit BBMP has been over-generous in granting TDR certificates for portions of land it takes from residents for public projects, mainly road-widening. But there isn’t much clarity on the rules governing them. As on May 30, 2011, Bangalore property ownersh as surrendered 38.24 lakh sq feet area land to BBMP Bangalore and the corporation [...] Continue Reading »
The middle-class may be all out in support of the proposed Jan Lokpal Bill to curb corruption, but residents of Pearl Paradise layout, a much-favoured destination of city techies, would be at the receiving end of an inquiry by the Lokayukta. Lokayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde has directed the urban development department/BDA to withdraw the [...] Continue Reading »
In perhaps a first, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a notice to the architect of an 11-storeyed building in Juhu, asking him to explain why he allowed his client to carry out construction beyond the approved commencement certificate plans. This is the same building to which the BMC had sanctioned 386 parking lots [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has decided to re-launch its drive against building violations. The BBMP has issued a circular to its engineers of Town Planning Department to act tough against violation of building byelaws.The Mahanagara Palike has asked ward-level engineers to carry out regular inspections and those at Town Planning Division to send the [...] Continue Reading »
