Indian Express 10.12.2010
MCD demolishes 34 buildings, seals 14 across Delhi
Express News Service Tags : MCD demolishes buildings, unauthorised construction, razes house, MCD crackdown on illegal constructions, Lalita Park collapse Posted: Fri Dec 10 2010, 02:14 hrs
New Delhi: The MCD crackdown on illegal constructions — spurred by the Lalita Park collapse last month — continued on Thursday, with the civic agency demolishing 34 properties in Najafgarh and Shahdara (South) Zone and sealing 14 others across Laxmi Nagar and Ramesh Park.In the Najafgarh area, buildings were pulled down at Mundka, Sadh Nagar, Manglapuri and Vaishali Colony. They had been built without approved building plans, MCD officials said.
In Shahdara (South) Zone, the MCD sealed 14 properties in Laxmi Nagar and Ramesh Park, and demolished 18 properties in Geeta Colony, Gandhi Nagar and Preet Vihar. The drive had begun in Wednesday, with 19 buildings being sealed.
The MCD conducted a survey of the area to check for more illegally constructed buildings. On Tuesday, it sent notices to 638 houses for illegal construction, following which it started sealing them. Floors that extend beyond the 15-metre height limit in buildings were targeted.
Officials said in the Civil Lines Zone in North Delhi, unauthorised portions of eight properties were demolished since Wednesday, while a building was sealed. Areas targeted by the drive included Vijay Nagar, Sabzi Mandi, Hudson Lanes, Kashmere Gate and Majlis Park.
As many as 39 properties were sealed in this zone alone over the last one week. “The builder mafia has constructed many properties illegally. We have been taking action against them over the past week, and will continue to do so in the coming days also,” an official said.
