Unauthorized constructions
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation commissioner Somesh Kumar has suspended deputy municipal commissioner, Qutubullapur, V. Mamata, assistant city planner M Tulasiram and section officer Sreedhar Goud because they does not take timely action against unauthorized development in Qutubullapur. As per an official, release suspension orders of the deputy municipal commissioner, assistant city planner and section [...] Continue Reading »
Recently, the anti-encroachment squad of the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has demolished an unauthorized construction in Akurdi, Pune. Executive engineer Ramdas Tambe supervised the drive; the razed construction had ground plus three floors and covered a total area of 4,500 sq ft as informed by Shirish Poreddy, spokesperson of the PCMC’s engineering department. A [...] Continue Reading »
Bhubaneswar- Over 100 illegal structures in Bhubaneswar has been listed by the Orissa government for demolition. Housing and urban development minister, Raghunath Mohanty, in a written reply to an MLA’s query has told that the government has already issued demolition orders against 139 illegal buildings in Bhubaneswar. These structures were reportedly blocking flow of rainwater creating flash-floods during monsoons. [...] 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 »
In a bid to increase revenue as well as to address the issue of illegal building, the Kochi Corporation is planning to allot building numbers to all unauthorized buildings and then impose penalty three times the normal tax on the owners. Both residential and commercial buildings constructed without prior approval from the civic body would [...] 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 Nagpur Municipal Corporation has planned to scrutinize all real estate constructions in Nagpur for proper clearance. It is noticed that unauthorized constructions are increasing in Nagpur. The Municipal authority has shortlisted 716 buildings which have gone against the sanctioned plan. Till now the municipality has demolished the Illegal constructions at Tourist Inn in Sitabuldi [...] Continue Reading »
The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) of Kashmir stoped the construction of an illegal and unauthorized palatial house near Dachigam National Wildlife Park. The SHRC issued notices to several government departments over alleged illegal constructions in Srinagar. Any new constructions except for renovations are banned in green belt of Srinagar. According to a judicial member [...] Continue Reading »
The Pimpri Chinchwad New Township Development Authority (PCNTDA) long time ago had promised to provide acceptable percentage of affordable houses. Making way for affordable houses was it’s aim during year 1972. However, when rechecked for the same objective it was revealed that only partial percentage of affordable housing has been done. The authority was supposed [...] Continue Reading »
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has failed to take concrete steps for regularising the illegal constructions. After the collapse of Saudagar Ni pol, the authority asked the builders and the apartment owners to regularize the illegal constructions. The Municipality has identified 2000 illegal constructions in six different zones of Ahmedabad. Majority of the illegal constructions are [...] Continue Reading »
