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