Unauthorized constructions
The city administration of Mumbai has demolished the swimming pool, gymnasium, massive lobby and society office of Kismat Towers in Bandra West. The most expensive rental addresses in Mumbai has violated the construction rules by constructing unauthorized amenities space in the duplex apartments. The 19 storey Kismat Tower has eight duplexes. According to sources the [...] 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 »
The state government has decided to reduce the impact fee rates after witnessing a poor response from the owners of the properties of Gandhinagar. The government also plans to simplify the process to regularize unauthorized constructions under the Act. The decisions were taken at a high-level meeting between state Urban Development Department officials and municipal [...] 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 »
Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) is driving against unauthorized constructions in the city. In the process the MCG has demolished more than twelve illegal under-construction projects in Old Gurgaon. The building demolished included individual houses as well as under-construction apartments in the area. Before the drive, the district administration has issued several orders to the [...] Continue Reading »
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to extend the time limit for the payment of impact fees to regularize the unauthorized constructions in the city. SMC has identified 400 properties as unauthorized, and issued notice to the owners to pay the impact fees to convert the properties as authorized one. The time for submitting [...] Continue Reading »
Property owners who own illegal buildings, you have tough time ahead! Recently, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has raised 25 percent assess the unauthorized constructions. GHMC Commissioner M.T. Krishna Babu declared the same and ordered the Deputy Municipal Commissioners to implement 25 percent assess only on the illegal constructions in the Hyderabad city. The GHMC [...] Continue Reading »
It has come to notice that there are a huge number of illegal establishments in the Chandini Chowk of Delhi.The revealings emerged after Naval Kishore, a resident of Chandni Chowk has filed a Public Interest Litigation at the High Court of Delhi that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has not paid any heed to [...] Continue Reading »
Ammu Ravichandran the president of Theeyambakkam panchayat reported saying that the smaller municipalities in Chennai do not have enough funds to develop world-class infrastructure. However the Chennai Corporation has been fare than the suburban bodies as they claim funds from the State government. Nearly 44.5 lakh voters will be choosing their Mayor and also 200 [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has been given the liberty by the High Court (HC) wherein BDA wing has to deal with the investigations on the illegally constructed buildings and also on the unauthorized constructions on the yet to be constructed road near Nagharbhavi in Bangalore. Chief Justice Vikramjit Singh reported saying that this matter prevails [...] Continue Reading »
