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More illegal buildings razed

Tuesday, 30 November 2010 00:00 administrator
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Hindustan Times  30.11.2010

More illegal buildings razed

In a crackdown on illegally constructed properties, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi razed nine structures in and around Mukherjee Nagar area in north Delhi on Tuesday. The building department of the Civil Lines zone of the MCD demolished unauthorised constructions in areas such as Suraj Nagar, Burari, Wazirabad, Nehru Vihar, Jehangirpuri and Mahendra Park.

In a few instances, the civic agency demolished one or more illegal floors, while in others,

the entire structure was brought down.

According to the provisions of Master Plan 2021, building plans allow construction only up to third floor.

“The demolition drive was aimed at exposing those builders, who swindle innocent people ostensibly for getting them cheaper houses. The drive will continue in the coming days, wherein builders’ illegal properties will be targeted,” said a senior MCD official.

Last week, too, the building department had demolished 16 illegal structures.

The civic body’s action comes in the wake of a building collapse incident in the Laxmi Nagar area a fortnight ago that killed more than 70 people.

The MCD has since then received severe criticism about rampant illegal construction across the city, and has intensified its drive against such illegal structures.

On Monday, the MCD and the Delhi Police evacuated an illegal structure in east Delhi area and later sealed it. The structure had a visible tilt and had become a hazard to nearby buildings. The civic agency will decide next week whether to raze it or strengthen it.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 December 2010 11:39
 

Delhi’s favourite furniture market razed to a pile of rubble

Monday, 29 November 2010 10:25 administrator
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Indian Express         29.11.2010

Delhi’s favourite furniture market razed to a pile of rubble

Express News Service Tags : corporation, panchkuian road was demolished Posted: Mon Nov 29 2010, 05:00 hrs

New Delhi:  Delhi lost a 61-year-old landmark on Sunday when the furniture market on Panchkuian Road was demolished by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The market began as a rehabilitation project for refugees from Pakistan who were allowed to build on MCD land. The traders began to specialise in furniture in the 1960s.

Owners of the 192 shops that comprised the 1.5 km-long market along Panchkuian Road have been asked to move to a three-storey building constructed on Bhai Veer Singh Marg. The demolition brought to a close the six-year-long litigation battle between the Traders’ Association and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, which wanted the land for its Blue Line.

“We had received notices asking us to vacate by last Friday. Most of us had moved out already. The demolition was done by the MCD to earn brownie points for itself,” said Vijay Vij, chairman of the Panchkuian Road Furniture Market Association. He claimed the traders were planning to demolish the market with their own resources.

The traders had won the first round of various court battles, and the DMRC had to do without disturbing the market. The Blue Line has since been built, leaving only about two-thirds of Panchkuian Road free for traffic. An MCD press note on Sunday gave the construction of a two-way road connecting Connaught Place and Jhandewalan as the reason for the demolition. This was because the stretch in front of the market was too narrow for traffic, and hence has remained closed since the Metro line came to the area. 

The new building has been constructed by the DMRC, and rooms will be given to the traders on a 30-year lease. “I have not yet moved to the new building. They are offering me a 8x18 feet room as showroom, that too, on the second floor. I have to pay Rs 9 lakh as fee. On the other hand, I had three rooms of 8x40 feet each here, and at a minimal fee,” said Jatin Munjal, a third-generation trader. Most shops have passed on to the grandchildren of the original owners, who were from the undivided Punjab.

Traders have found the new building insufficient in many ways. “They have installed just two elevators in the new building, and even those are not equipped to carry heavy loads,” said Pankaj Revri, a trader. As per the agreement between the traders and the DMRC, all the traders will be provided with shops on the ground floor within 18 months.

Last Updated on Monday, 29 November 2010 10:26
 

MCD removes nearly 180 shops to facilitate road construction

Monday, 29 November 2010 09:40 administrator
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Hindustan Times  29.11.2010

MCD removes nearly 180 shops to facilitate road construction

The MCD removed nearly 180 shops to facilitate broadening and construction of a road leading to Rajiv Chowk here after the shopkeepers refused to vacate the premises and move to alternative sites. The civic agency said it was supported by the Delhi police in the drive to vacate the shops situated at Panchkuian Road.

Seventy-five shops were allotted by the MCD under the 'Teh Bazari' schemes and 25 shops allotted by its Land and Estate Department, it said.

The shopkeepers, who have already been allotted shops at a market constructed by DMRC at Bhai Veer Singh Marg near Gole Market, had refused to vacate their premises, it said.

"The structures were required to be vacated for construction of a road from Rajiv Chowk entry to Jhandewalan side. The road from this side could not be developed as the occupants of these shops were not vacating them and had approached various courts and were under litigation for more than five years," the release added.

The civic body swung into action after the courts lifted the stay restraining it from demolishing the shops.

Last Updated on Monday, 29 November 2010 09:42
 
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