Illegal Construction
After the earth shook on Tuesday in east Delhi, residents came out of their houses to safety and was reminded of the 2010 earthquake which killed almost 71 people.The maximum number of unsafe and illegal buildings are in East Delhi. East Delhi is prone to earthquakes due to illegal constructions and unauthorised colonies, where houses [...] Continue Reading »
Even before getting physical possession of the land from the Bangalore deputy commissioner, the Karnataka Slum development Board (KSDB) has distributed sites to the slum dwellers at Devarabeesanahalli in Bangalore city. Former MLA sought information from KSDB about the illegal construction on 38 acres and 27 ghuntas of land at survey number 15 and 16 [...] Continue Reading »
While BBMP takes stringent action against EWS (economically weaker sections) quarters at Ejipura by demolishing shanties as its occupants had been living there illegally, the Palike and the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) have turned a blind eye towards several other cases in the city. The Palika had not taken any action against some builders in [...] Continue Reading »
The number of illegal construction is increasing all over the country. After the civic body finished with the demolition drive in Parvati and Dattawadi, now Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started with a demolition drive in Kondhwa and Wanowrie where unauthorized constructions are spread over 5,850 sqft. As many as 13 hotels extended front and side margins, totally measuring [...] Continue Reading »
The civic body continues with the illegal construction demolition drive in Parvati and Dattawadi areas and has vacated around 2100 sq ft land. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has sent notice to the residents who added unauthorized floors to their houses or complexes and asked them to demolish the illegal constructions. The PMC’s anti encroachment department will [...] Continue Reading »
The court has directed Sahakarnagar police to look into the Taljai building failure in September that killed 11 individuals afterJadhav, Pune city coordinator filed an FIR against Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) commissioner Mahesh Patha. The court also asked to send a survey report about the matter if any action can be taken against the PMC [...] Continue Reading »
The government has modified the Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill–2012 to pass it. The bill seeks to regularize unauthorised construction of houses on government land in areas other than cities and towns. The modification came after facing pressure from the opposition. Opposition members had raised objection to a clause that provided for regularization of buildings [...] Continue Reading »
Local planning authority has sealed a six-storeyed residential apartment for violating various building norms. As per the master plan of the city, the building was being constructed on the land which has been classified as an industrial zone. Building construction was under way when officials arrived at the spot. They ordered the workers to stop [...] Continue Reading »
Two labourers were killed and several others were injured when an under-construction building collapsed in west Delhi in Kirti Nagar area. The building owner has been arrested and two engineers have been suspended North Delhi Municipal Corporation for allowing the illegal construction following the incident. According to police, the owner had been adding to the [...] Continue Reading »
Majority of the BJP has demanded the demolition of an ‘illegal’ structure at Subhash Park in the House meeting of the North Corporation on Monday. The structure was built by MLA Shoaib Iqbal at Subhash Park, claiming that the site belongs to the 17th century Akbarabadi mosque. The demand came after a report from Commissioner P [...] Continue Reading »
