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NMC collects Rs 7.59 lakh fine from octroi evaders

Saturday, 18 August 2012 08:20 administrator
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The Times of India   18.08.2012

NMC collects Rs 7.59 lakh fine from octroi evaders

NASHIK: The octroi department of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has collected a total fine of Rs 7.59 lakh between August 1 to August 16, from businessmen evading octroi.

The enterprises that evaded octroi include Nagpur General Stores, H R Traders, Dynamic Prestage, Yash Mobile, Paras Traders, Eaton Industries, Hira Plastic, Maxwell Enterprises, IPCOP India Ltd, U K Metal, brick dealer Keshav Sampatrao Erande , M/s Nashik Metal (Ambad) and M/s Sudal Industries (Ambad), according to civic officials.

The total cost of the products of these enterprises amounts to Rs 52.13 lakh the total octroi to Rs 1.43 lakh and the defaulting fee to Rs 6.60 lakh. The total fine collected is Rs 7.59 lakh.

The NMC took over octroi collection of octroi from a private agency appointed by it on May 18, and has, since then, collected a daily octroi of around Rs two crore, according to octroi department officials. "Our staff has been vigilant in stopping evaders and have people who tried to evade octori and have been able to extract fines from them. We expect the collection to increase during Diwali," said an official. of the octroi department.

He said that there has not been much resistance while the fine was being collected."We have been very strict this time and have tried to collect as much octroi and fine on evasion as possible," said the officer.

Last Updated on Saturday, 18 August 2012 08:57
 

HUDA sealed eleven more borewells in Gurgaon

Saturday, 18 August 2012 07:09 administrator
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The Times of India    18.08.2012

HUDA sealed eleven more borewells in Gurgaon

GURGAON: The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) sealed 11 borewells in different parts of the city on Friday.

The sealing drive took place in Sector 37 where the HUDA team landed in the morning. A HUDA official said that the plot owners knew about the sealing drive, which went off without any hitch.

The plot owners were asked to submit an affidavit pledging not to deseal the borewell in future. The drive against the illegal borewells is likely to gather more pace now since the next date of hearing is scheduled on August 21 in Punjab and Haryana high court. The district administration, along with HUDA, has sealed more than 50 borewells in different parts of the city.

A senior HUDA official said: "The sealing of borewells needs to be more stringent because there have been instance that the sealed borewells are being used by the owners." After being pulled up by the high court the district administration swung into action and went after the illegal borewells in the city. According to a conservative estimate, the city has over 20,000 illegal borewells.

Meanwhile, the department of town and country planning has found 37 more illegal borewells in the colonizer's area.
Earlier, several teams of the TCP department had collected data in builder's area and had discovered the existence of 165 illegal borewells. Officias said that the list has been updated and sent to the headquarter in Chandigarh.
Last Updated on Saturday, 18 August 2012 07:11
 

162 illegal borewells found in Gurgaon

Friday, 17 August 2012 09:10 administrator
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The Times of India    17.08.2012

162 illegal borewells found in Gurgaon

GURGAON: Over 162 illegal functional borewells were found in private developers' area in different sectors in Gurgaon, according to a survey carried out by the department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) recently.

The staggering number of illegal borewells in private developers' areas indicates that gallons of groundwater were being used in construction works which is in violation of the Punjab and Haryana high court order.

Sources in the DTCP reveal that the survey was carried out after the court's order dated July 31.The DTCP officials had collected data of all the sectors and found that the maximum number of illegal borewells had been installed in group housing projects (143) followed by plotted colonies (10). Most of these colonies are located in new Gurgaon and the details have been sent to the headquarter in Chandigarh for follow-up action.

As per the court order the builders now cannot carry out construction work by drawing groundwater through borewells.The survey establishes the gross violation by the private builders since in many cases the project was found to be under way. Refusing to divulge the names of builders, a DTCP source said that builders did not respond to the queries relating to borewells.

"The survey field staff tried to collect information regarding the permission obtained by the colonizers for installing the borewells at the sites. But many of them failed to provide the details," said a DTCP official.

In Gurgaon the district administration had stopped issuing permission for permission in 2010.The district administration had roped in the HUDA enforcement wing to crack down on the illegal borewells.

After the recent court order, HUDA swung into action and sealed over 20 borewells located in different places. HUDA officials claimed that the borewell sealing drive has not gathered much pace in private builders' areas. There are times when the DTCP did not share much information and also the local police have not shown adequate interest in investigating the cases.

"There are instances when HUDA sealed a borewell and violators damaged the seal and used the borewell again. Unless police start taking stern action the sealing will not have its desired effect," said a HUDA official.
Last Updated on Friday, 17 August 2012 09:13
 
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