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Corporators see PMC bid to delay Shivsrishti project, give nod to phase I

Thursday, 25 November 2010 10:59 administrator
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Indian Express  25.11.2010

Corporators see PMC bid to delay Shivsrishti project, give nod to phase I

Councillors from across the political parties on Wednesday took the civic administration to task for a proposal to dereserve 75 acres under the biodiversity park and club it with a 28-acre garbage depot plot for building Shivsrishti, a memorial to Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji, in Kothrud. Alleging a ploy to delay the project, the elected representatives divided it into two phases and gave a nod to execution of the first phase on the garbage depot land.

The administration had tabled the proposal to change the reservation of the garbage depot and the adjoining biodiversity park to city culture centre so that the memorial could be set up in the area. Shiv Sena leader Shyam Deshpande said the administration should have sought approval for execution of the project at the garbage depot site first and then start the process for dereserving 75 acres in the biodiversity park. “If the administration proposal is sent to the state government for approval, then it is definitely going to get delayed. The fear of environmentalists obstructing the plans of dereserving the biodiversity park land will always be there.” NCP leader Dilip Barate also alleged a deliberate ploy.

Independent corporator Ujjwal Keskar welcomed the administration plan to dereserve the biodiversity park and said efforts should be made to allow committed development on the land. “The land owners are restricted from constructing houses on the land; it’s an injustice.”

Congress leader Ulhas Bagul proposed that the project should be executed in two phases, so that the work could be started immediately on the garbage depot land while the second phase could be taken up later on. He said it would avoid delay in implementation of the project.

Independent corporator Ujjwal Keskar welcomed the administration plan to dereserve the biodiversity park and said efforts should be made to allow committed development on the land. “The land owners are restricted from constructing houses on the land; it’s an injustice.”

Congress leader Ulhas Bagul proposed that the project should be executed in two phases, so that the work could be started immediately on the garbage depot land while the second phase could be taken up later on. He said it would avoid delay in implementation of the project.

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 November 2010 11:02
 

MCD to cut buildings flouting height limit down to size

Thursday, 25 November 2010 10:41 administrator
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Indian Express               25.11.2010

MCD to cut buildings flouting height limit down to size

Express News Service Tags : mcd extra floors to their buildings, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, building, permissible limit, unauthorised regularised residential colonies Posted: Thu Nov 25 2010, 03:43 hrs

New Delhi:  Owners who have been adding extra floors to their buildings beyond permissible limit will soon face action from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

On Wednesday, MCD Commissioner K S Mehra said extra floors of all buildings that are beyond the prescribed height will soon be pulled down. This will apply to all approved, unauthorised and unauthorised regularised residential colonies.

The MCD decision comes after the building collapse in Lalita Park that killed 70 persons. According to Delhi Masperplan 2021, in many areas of the Capital 15 metres is the maximum height for all buildings. Mehra added the civic agency will conducted a survey to identify “dangerous buildings” in the city. Mehra said the consultancy charges and the cost of retrofitting, in case it is carried out to make a building structurally stable, will have to be borne by the residents.

The MCD commissioner also said the experts of Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), who had collected samples from the collapse site in Lalita Park, East Delhi, and inspected other constructions in the area, will revert to the MCD soon. Following this, the civic agency will take necessary action, including retrofitting of buildings as per CBRI guidelines. Meanwhile, a meeting of the MCD Standing Committee on Wednesday had to be adjourned half-way after the Opposition created a ruckus over the “delay” in submitting the report of the Chief Vigilance Officer, who was asked by the MCD to probe building collapse.

Mehra said the CVO has sought more time to complete the probe as there are “complex issues” involved and he needs to go through the documents seized by him.

Last Updated on Thursday, 25 November 2010 10:48
 

MCD to take action if buildings over 15m high

Thursday, 25 November 2010 09:50 administrator
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The Times of India       25.11.2010 

MCD to take action if buildings over 15m high

NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will take action against buildings in unauthorized and unauthorized regularized colonies which are over 15 metres in height. MCD commissioner K S Mehra said on Wednesday the civic agency was identifying such buildings during its ongoing survey of dangerous structures in the city.

According to Master Plan-2021, the ceiling on vertical growth in most parts of the city is 15 meters and buildings which have been constructed violating this norm may face action. MCD standing committee chairman Yogender Chandolia said illegal floors in such buildings "may be demolished".

Though the MCD survey is currently concentrating on buildings around the Yamuna riverbed, the agency plans to extend it to other parts of the city. "A survey to identify dangerous buildings will be carried out across the city in a phased manner and action will be taken to ensure structural stability. The Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) will help us with the survey." Mehra said CBRI experts will be back in Delhi on Wednesday.

"The CBRI experts have collected samples from the building that collapsed at Lalita Park in Laxmi Nagar and inspected other constructions in the area. They will tell us whether the buildings can be repaired through retrofitting. The cost will, most probably, be borne by the owner of the buildings as they are all privately owned," Mehra said. Chandolia, however, said the civic agency may bear the cost of repairing the buildings.

"The Lalita Park house collapse report will be submitted by the chief vigilance officer (CVO) soon. Once that happens, we will consider banning construction of basements in such areas."

Meanwhile, a meeting of the MCD standing committee had to be adjourned mid-way after the opposition Congress created a ruckus over the delay in submitting of the CVO report. They also gheraoed the commissioner outside his office.
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 November 2010 09:52
 
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