The Times of India              03.08.2013

Illegal structures demolished in diamond unit

SURAT: Continuing their campaign against illegal construction, officials of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) carried out demolitions at two major spots in the city. Illegal constructions on 25,000 square feet (sq ft)of area were brought down.

In the first instance, officials removed the illegal structures at a diamond unit Kiran Gems located at Aswini Kumar - Navagam area. Illegal construction was demolished on the terrace and the parking area. The plan for this building was approved in 2009 and new additions were being made. The owners had covered 9,500 sq feet on the terrace and 11,900 sq feet of the parking area illegally. The building is owned by Babu Lakhani and designed by architect Jitendra Patel.

In the second instance, the officials removed construction on 4,000 sq feet of area that had come up in the form of a ghost storey in a high rise building in Ved Road area. The developer had constructed the 12th floor without approval of Prism Tower. The owner had an approval for 11 storeys only.