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Illegally-built deluxe toilet razed

Thursday, 16 September 2010 05:41 administrator
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The Pioneer  16.09.2010

Illegally-built deluxe toilet razed

Staff Reporter | New Delhi

A major fraud by MCD officials was brought to light on Wednesday when it was learnt that right in the heart of the Capital a company, in collusion with municipal officials, constructed a high-end toilet complex on the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg without participating in the tender process.

The toilet complex which was almost complete was razed down on Wednesday afternoon. The illegal toilet complex came to the notice of none other than Delhi Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta, who during an inspection visit pertaining to BRT on the BSZ Marg, enquired about the construction activities and what was it related to.

According to sources, “Mehta had gone to inspect the BRT corridor and noticed this almost complete structure and asked the MCD to remove it,” said an official. According to the civic body, this structure was also coming in the way of BRT corridor. The MCD official also maintained the complex was being constructed illegally by a company, which had not participated in the financial and technical bid which was mandatory.

It was further stated that out of the 20 companies that did not participate in the financial and technical bid, a few of them had already started constructing the structure. However, the civic agency claims that they all have been demolished now.

“We had come out with a public notice asking companies to construct high-end toilet complexes, whose quality was to be judged by a group of experts. A total of 28 companies had participated and a day after we had given them various sites to construct the prototype. After a while they were supposed to participate in the financial and technical bid. However, out of the 28 only eight came forward and submitted their papers. Hence, only those eight were given the go ahead,” said a senior MCD official.

The civic agency had recently received a lot of complaints from the residents against the luxury toilet complex which was being constructed at Defence Colony. Eight luxury toilet complexes have been constructed in areas such as GK I, CR Park, Defence Colony, Model Town, East of Kailash among others.

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 September 2010 05:43
 

BBMP goes on a banner clean-up drive

Wednesday, 15 September 2010 10:19 administrator
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The Deccan Herald  15.09.2010

BBMP goes on a banner clean-up drive

Bangalore, Sept 14, DHNS:

Keeping in pace with the rising number of illegal hoardings, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) brought down as many as 487 banners, buntings, cut-outs and flex boards in the eight zones of its jurisdiction on Monday night alone.

The BBMP will continue the drive for the next one week to rid the landscape of Bangalore of illegal flex boards, hoardings and banners.

According to the figures provided by the BBMP, 200 banners were removed along Tannery Road (ward 29) in the East zone. In the West zone, 70 banners, 45 flex boards and 100 meter-long buntings were removed in Malleswaram, Dr Rajkumar Road, Rajajinagar, Yeshwanthpur, Srirampura, Majestic, Seshadripuram, Cottonpet, Gandhinagar and Avenue Road. Across South zone, 21 banners, 35 buntings, 12 cut-outs were brought down. In R R Nagar, 30 banners, three flex boards and six cloth banners were removed.

Land recovered

BDA on Tuesday demolished shops and sheds which had cropped up in two acres of its land in Nagarbhavi ward. As many as 150 BDA and police personnel carried out the demolition and recovered property estimated to be worth Rs 40 crore.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 September 2010 10:22
 

BMC demolishes illegal stalls at fair

Monday, 13 September 2010 11:24 administrator
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Hindustan Times  13.09.2010

BMC demolishes illegal stalls at fair
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation  has demolished over 100 illegal stalls outside Mount Mary Church for the week-long Bandra fair held in September every year. The civic body used full force to demolish the illegal stalls over the weekend after directives from the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, after Bandra residents had moved court.

As per the circular issued by the civic body, only 165 hawkers are allowed in four lanes for the eight days. However, more than 300 hawkers encroach 12 lanes for 10 days.

M M Kshirsagar, Assistant Municipal Commissioner of H east ward said, "We have removed more than 100 hawkers in two days."  

Residents had also challenged the BMC’s move to grant licenses to 165 hawkers, contending that the area around the church was a no-hawking zone.  The court rejected this  as it will disappoint thousands of devotees.

Last Updated on Monday, 13 September 2010 11:28
 
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