The Times of India 26.07.2012
Mysore City Corporation steps in to stop work near lake
MYSORE: The Mysore City Corporation (MCC), which had maintained that it had no details on the controversial under-construction building near Kukkarahalli Lake, has finally ordered for the project to be stopped.
Former MUDA chairperson C Basavegowda has alleged that the building was being constructed violating the comprehensive development plan (CDP) devised by the urban body which had marked it as an open space.
Ordering the KHB to stop the work, assistant commissioner (zone 3) K Govindappa, said the KHB had also not sought permission to construct the building.
Basavegowda, who had earlier threatened to organize residents into a massive protest rally, has now postponed it following the assurance given by the MCC. MCC town planning joint director Chowdegowda told TOI that the plot has been declared as an open space.
As per the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961, only 5% of construction is allowed in parks and open spaces. And as per building bylaw of the MCC, only public utility buildings can be constructed in such places. He said they have not given licence for construction of any other building in the area.
