Illegal constructions
The Zirakpur Municipal Corporation was directed not to sanction for construction of illegal colonies in the area by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Counsel for Zirakpur MC stated that the plans for unauthorised colonies were being sanctioned as directed by the Punjab government. However, HC puts stop on any further construction of unauthorized colonies [...] 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 »
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 Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has decided to demolish 400 unauthorized constructions in the city. The MCG has planned the demolition drive on the weekend keeping in mind the availability of the police force. So far only 13 have been demolished, out of the 400 unauthorized constructions identified by the MCG. The deputy commissioner [...] 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 »
In the wake of rising urbanistaion, the state revenue department is planning a policy to regulate urbanization and create special squads to keep illegal construction under control. When asked question related to illegal constructions, revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat told that a comprehensive policy will be announced in the next three months. He said the proposal [...] Continue Reading »
Maharashtra state would bring a policy to re-develop dangerous and illegal constructions in the state said Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in a debate in the Legislative Assembly. There were 1,106 dangerous and 57 severely dangerous buildings in Thane and majority of these buildings are illegal structures, said Chavan. As per the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning [...] Continue Reading »
The Madras High Court on Monday gave six weeks’ time to the State government to amend the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act for dealing with illegal constructions. The government has conveyed to the court its intention to amend various sections of the Act, relating to effective enforcement action and for providing solution to [...] Continue Reading »
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notices to Mohali Tehsildar and other Punjab government authorities to stop all illegal constructions in the Chaparchiri Khurd area. In a petition it was claimed that some unscrupulous elements had grabbed around seven acres of government land located within the Abadi of village Chaparchiri Khurd, SAS Nagar [...] Continue Reading »
The government is taking strong position against the illegal constructions in India. In a recent incident, the Noida authorities have put a halt to work on four housing projects of Logix Infratech Pvt Ltd citing violation of building laws. Thousands of apartments in Noida were constructed at Sectors 150, 147 and 137 by Logix group, [...] Continue Reading »
