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Corpn. begins to remove flex boards

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The Hindu          07.10.2014  

Corpn. begins to remove flex boards

: Civic authorities of Kochi have begun taking down flex boards and other illegal publicity materials form the city on Monday.

On day one, the target was flex boards of political parties. Around 400 boards were pulled down.

Later, the publicity materials displayed at private holdings will also be removed. The local body would impose fine on those failing to remove the banned materials from private holdings, said a communication issued by Kochi Mayor Tony Chammany.

 

VMC identifies 253 buildings for demolition

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The Hindu         25.09.2014   

VMC identifies 253 buildings for demolition

C. Hari Kiran
C. Hari Kiran

The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has identified 253 old and dilapidated buildings in the city even as the authorities revealed that as many as 12 precariously dangerous structures were demolished, and notices were served on the rest of the building owners.

According to rules, the VMC authorities identify old and dilapidated buildings in the city and serve notices on building owners to either strengthen the structures or pull them down within a fortnight, failing which steps would be initiated to pull down the dilapidated structures and recover the cost of demolishing the structures from the owners.

At a review meeting held here, VMC Commissioner C. Hari Kiran instructed authorities to take further action against buildings owners, who were served notices in the past as well.

During the meeting, officials informed that besides serving notices to the 241 building owners, engineers were directed to check the structural stability of the 241 buildings and submit a report. “Based the report submitted by engineering section, further action will be initiated,” a senior official told during the meeting.

Pending cases

In addition, cases are pending against as many as 43 unauthorised structures that were identified in the city. Further action will be initiated depending on court orders.

 

Demolition Drive in Charminar Area

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The New Indian Express     24.09.2014

Demolition Drive in Charminar Area

HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Tuesday swung into action and demolished several illegal encroachments that have come up on the footpaths from Shalibanda to Charminar bus stand.

The Town Planning wing in the presence of police force took up the demolition drive though some shop keepers resisted to stop the demolitions. GHMC South Zone Commissioner Balasubrahmanyam Reddy said that GHMC has removed the illegal encroachments that have come up along the footpaths.

Due to lack of footpaths, it was creating problems for the pedestrians to walk on the congested road from Charminar to Shalibanda.

The drive will be continued till the illegal footpath encroachments are removed, he added.

 


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