News Today 13.12.2013
CMDA seals building owned by Reliance Industries
Chennai:
The building believed to be owned by Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance
Industries Ltd in the city was sealed by the CMDA officials for alleged
violations, sources said.
The building, suitable for the use of Information
Technology purpose owned by Hotel Leelaventures, was bought for about Rs
170 crore by Reliance Industries Ltd early this year. Leela
Businesspark is part of the six acre land at MRC Nagar in city, also has
the famous 11-storeyed hotel The Leela Palace equipped with 326 rooms
and suites. As part of CMDA’s efforts to check unauthorised
construction, in the form of locking and sealing, under Section 56 and
57 of Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, against the building, action
to lock and seal the premises bearing R.S. No.4288/113 and 115 in Block
No.94 of Mylapore village, Chennai has been done”, Chennai Metropolitan
Development Authority said in a statement.
Listing out the reasons for the sealing the
property, it said, “the owner had obtained planning permission on May 6,
2010 from CMDA for the construction of triple basement floor + stilt
floor, IT building. But, they had completed triple basement floot+ground
floor + 13 floors + 14th floor (part) multi-storeyed Information
Technology building with deviations/violations”.
“Even after giving sufficient time and
opportunity, the owner has not rectified the deviations/violations to
comply with the approved plan.Hence, a locking and sealing and removal
of unauthorised development notice was issued on December four”, it
said.
Owing the owner did not comply with the notice, the entire building is locked and sealed on December 10, it said.