In a bid to check unauthorised construction in Chennai Metropolitan Area, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) on Wednesday locked and sealed two buildings at Neelankarai and Perungudi for violating section 56 and 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.

CMDA member secretary R Venkatesan said the building on 3rd cross street located at the junction of Singaravelan Salai was sealed as the stilt floor (partially built), ground floor (partially built) plus three floors were unauthorised. He said a stop work notice was issued by CMDA on December 17.

“Despite the notice, the building work was proceeding, hence a lock and seal notice was issued on February 5. As the owner did not comply with the notice and continued the construction, the premises were locked and sealed,” he added.

Similarly, another building at Seevaram village in Perungudi industrial estate on Rajiv Gandhi Salai was sealed for violating the plan. The owner has obtained planning permission from executive officer, Perungudi Town Panchayat, for the construction of stilt floor plus two floors for an automobile electronic components manufacturing unit but constructed a commercial building with stilt plus two floors and third floor partially constructed. A stop work notice was issued on January 3, 2013. Despite the notice, the building work was going on; as such the unauthorised third floor of the building was sealed, he said in a release.