Unauthorised construction
Mumbai: In order to control unauthorised constructions in the state, following the appalling building collapse in Mumbra, Thane, the state government has planned to appoint special officers at the municipal corporations. The Minister for State for Housing, Sachin Ahir, stated that the government has decided that an officer will be appointed for each ward who [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) was directed by Justice Ram Mohan Reddy to file a report by December 7, with regard to demolishing an illegal building in Bannerghatta Road. He also ordered the BDA to take action against the engineers for permitting such unauthorised construction. The South City Group Housing company was orally asked to [...] 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 »
North Delhi Municipal Corporation today insisted officers to collect taxes with sincere efforts so that it would help the body. Standing Committee Chairman, Yogender Chandolia, said that approximately Rs 4,800 crore can be collected from regularisation of unauthorised construction, floor wise regularisation, freehold the shops transferred from the government and by charging property tax on [...] Continue Reading »
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) suggested that BBMP has been assigned to take care of illegal buildings. The civic body can deny any occupancy certificate if it founds any discrepancy. KERC also tells that BESCOM does not have any right to deny power supply to such buildings. Whether the flat is legal or illegal, BESCOM has [...] Continue Reading »
Once East Coast Road (ECR) was the pride of Chennai but because of encroachments by builders, unauthorised on-street parking and extensive damage due to water pipeline laying work has made it into a deathtrap for pedestrians. In the last three years about 60 pedestrians were killed by speeding vehicles as unauthorised construction have shrunk the [...] Continue Reading »
