The Hindu 21.05.2013
GHMC plays rules, out to raze illegal floors
GHMC Commissioner M. T. Krishna Babu on Monday warned
that any additional floors built illegally after obtaining occupancy
certificate for a building would be demolished according to rules.
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that complaints were being received about extra floors being
constructed illegally from different areas, he said these cases would be
dealt with seriously.
He admitted that illegal
constructions had become rampant in slums as no documents were there to
be submitted to the civic body for taking permissions. Municipal
officials too cannot accord sanctions according to the provisions of the
HMC Act and this aspect was being misused to raise buildings, he told
presspersons during the weekly ‘Prajavani’ programme.
He
also informed that citizens with pending BPS or LRS applications could
pay the balance penal amount through a demand draft by May 31 and
documents necessary could be furnished before June 15.
Most
citizens complained about individual litigations and boundary disputes
which were civil matters to be settled in the court of law, he observed.
The Commissioner said that long pending cases pertaining to civic works
in colonies could also be brought to the notice of the officials during
the programme but they would be resolved over a period of time.
Meanwhile,
town planning officials of circle VII, under the supervision of Zonal
Commissioner (Central Zone), demolished the third and fourth floors of a
building constructed illegally, at Al Hasnath Colony, Tolichowki.
The owner had obtained permission for ground+first floor but had constructed four floors in violation of status quo orders.
