The Hindu 16.05.2013
Buildings to be inspected for violation of rules
Spot verification of buildings that were found constructed in violation of building rules in Kochi will begin shortly.
An
investigation carried out by the office of the Senior Town Planner
(Vigilance) in Kochi last year had identified 34 cases of violation of
Kerala Municipal Building Rules. A list of 21 officials, including a
former corporation secretary, a corporation engineer, a town planning
officer, an assistant executive engineer and a few building inspectors
of the local body responsible for issuing building permits and other
clearances for the structures was also drawn up by the Local
Administration Department following the inspection.
The
ground verification of the buildings needs to be carried out for fixing
the responsibility regarding the violations. In some cases, the
builders might have constructed the building plans after obtaining all
the clearances from the local bodies. In some other cases, the civic
authorities might have permitted the violations. Each case will have to
be examined separately against the permit documents for fixing the onus
of the violations, said a Vigilance official. Legal action will be
initiated against the erring officials after the completion of the
assessment. The evaluation process has already started in some local
bodies of the State, he said.
The vigilance team had
also pulled up the Corporation for issuing building permits without
proper verification of the Detailed Town Planning scheme and provisions
of the structural plans.
