MC to take action against illegal buildings at petrol pumps

Charanjit Singh Teja

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Tribune News Service

Amritsar, August 13

Estate officer of the Municipal Corporation asked the MTP wing to submit report on illegal restaurants and hotels being functional at petrol pump premises in the city. There are several petrol pumps, where hotels and restaurants have been constructed illegally.

Deputy Mayor Younis Kumar had written to the Chief Minister, Secretary Home Department and Minister for Local Governments in this regard. Deputy Mayor claimed that he had asked the Municipal Town planners to provide the details of illegal hotel and restaurants at petrol pumps. But the MTP wing officials did not respond to the letters of Deputy Mayor.

The experts claimed that no such buildings can be constructed around the petrol pump as it poses threat to the lives in case of some untoward incident. The petrol pump owners have constructed the buildings in pump premises without any approval from the government. Not only on the GT road, the commercial establishments are also operational even in congested areas of the city. In case of fire at petrol pump, major tragedy can happen due to the negligence of the MC.

Yesterday, Estate office cum in-charge of Illegal Building Removal Committee, Sushant Bhatia has written a letter to MTP wing to provide a detail report on the issue to take appropriate action within three days.

Bhatia claimed that these hotel and restaurant owners didn’t have any approval or NOC. These buildings are illegal and violate the building bylaws. “MC will take appropriate action soon,” added Sushant.