The Hindu 28.10.2010
File papers for BPS compliance: GVMC
Staff Reporter
VISAKHAPATNAM: Placing details of apartments for which applications have been made for regularisation under the Building Penalisation Scheme and have not submitted the required papers on its website, the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has asked them to do so before the due date. The last date for disposal of applications under BPS is November 15.
Municipal Commissioner V.N. Vishnu said in a statement on Wednesday that all such flat-owners should approach the Assistant City Planners concerned in the respective zonal offices and submit the plans and documents.
He said failure to do so would result in levy of 25 per cent additional property tax as penalty, stopping drinking water supply and other actions.
Others who have filed all the papers but have not had their applications cleared should contact the ACPs concerned or the Chief City Planner in the GVMC office.
For the information of the applicants who have not filed the papers, the names of apartments are placed, zone-wise, on the GVMC website www.gvmc.gov.in.
Plea on restaurant
The Sea Shore Apartment Owners’ Welfare Association has appealed to the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation authorities to act and stop the functioning of a restaurant in a part of the parking area of the apartments.
Association joint secretary Roopsaran and secretary K. Sadashiv told reporters here on Wednesday that while any commercial activity could not be carried in the parking area as per law, the running of the restaurant exposed the residents to fire hazards and health problems.
After a long drawn out legal battle, the Andhra Pradesh High Court ordered cancellation of the trade licence issued by the corporation.
They alleged that in spite of the orders of the High Court and filing an affidavit stating that it would abide by its decision, no action had been taken so far and it had merely sent notices. Mr. Saran said the GVMC had powers to seal the premises.
