Illegal Construction
Those were the days when Vasant Kunj residents used to sight nilgai, deer, and wild hare easily in the 600-acre kikar forest. Now, with the rising urbanization and increase in population, one can only see traffic, mounds of construction rubble and garbage. The Rajokri forest, which used to be a forest reserve, now has become [...] Continue Reading »
The state government of Maharashtra has amended the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations (BPMC), Act, 1949. The amendment will now not only ensure action against relevant builders but also hold civic officers responsible if they fail in their duty in restricting the construction of illegal structure. According to the Act the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will [...] Continue Reading »
Illegal construction and allotment of shops must be stopped in the complex of Sri Krishna Rajendra Market. The Flower Merchants’ Association organized a protest against the construction work happening at the complex. The illegal construction work was permitted by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The construction of new shops were happened near the entrance [...] Continue Reading »
The district judge of Kanpur has prevented illegal construction on the road outside the court on Monday. The Kanpur Bar Association was constructing chambers on the road outside the district court. The labourers had dug five pits on the road near the gate at registry office on Saturday evening and started raising pillars on Sunday [...] Continue Reading »
In Ulhasnagar, an illegal under construction godown crashed and one woman labourer was killed and six others were injured by a slab. Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) commissioner visited the site and found that the construction was illegal. He immediately suspended three civic officials – ward officer Nilesh Ranghori, assistant engineer Deepak Dhole and civic officer [...] Continue Reading »
The high court of Punjab has directed the civic authorities to clear five-metre area on both sides of schedule roads including Sirhind Road, Nabha Road, Sangrur Road and Rajpura Road. To execute the court order, the Municipal corporation has sent notices to shopkeepers and residents in Patiala, asking them to vacate the places. To protest [...] Continue Reading »
After the report prepared on Adarsh tower, Comptroller and Auditor general (CAG) planned to investigate the the case of Ashirwad Society in Andheri. The Adarsh tower report will be tabled in the assembly soon. The other case of Ashirwad Society will reveals irregularities in land allotments among the members. According to CAG, the society has [...] Continue Reading »
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) to furnish all the details of the constructions allowed by them to come up within 1,000 yards of TBRL. The Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory (TBRL) is a prohibited zone for construction. It is located in Urban Estate, Ramgarh. It is recorded that [...] Continue Reading »
The President has given her assent to the amendment of the Municipal Councils and Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act. According to the amendment, any official allowing unauthorized constructions have to pay a fine of Rs 25,000 or will be punished by imprisonment for a month. The amendment will also allow to appoint an officer [...] Continue Reading »
The government of Maharashtra released an order to probe into the allegation of unauthorized construction made by the extension of Mukesh Ambani’s Home. The allegation raised about the extension work for the beautification of the house, which includes a lawn, boundary wall, a staircase and a security cabin all in public setback plot. The officer [...] Continue Reading »
