The Times of India    31.07.2012

Pimpri Chinchwad Corporation to begin anti-encroachment drive next week

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will begin the anti-encroachment drive to remove unauthorised constructions located on plots reserved in the development plan, and those that have come up after March 31, 2012, the next week. A meeting was held on Monday to take a review of the unauthorised constructions and the future course of action.

Municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi said the civic administration has already started the process of conducting panchnama, and issuance of notices to the owners.

"We have invited bids for hiring machinery to undertake the drive to demolish unauthorised constructions that have a height of ground plus six floors. The work order for the contract is expected to be allotted in three to four days," Pardeshi said.

"The PCMC will first remove unauthorised constructions that have come up on reserved plots that the civic body has acquired by granting TDR or compensation. The second priority is to remove constructions on plots reserved in development plan but the land has not been acquired. The third priority are the reserved plots where the constructions were made prior to the plot getting reserved in the DP wherein people are not fully at fault," Pardeshi said.

The meeting, held on Monday, was attended by deputy commissioner of police (zone three) Shahji Umap. Pardeshi said the drive will be conducted with adequate police security.

Last week, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar held a meeting in Mumbai regarding unauthrorised constructions. He gave a go-ahead to the civic body for taking action against unauthorised constructions on the reserved plots in DP and those that have come up after March 31. Pardeshi, mayor Mohini Lande and civic office-bearers had attended the meeting.

Eom/siddharth gaikwad