MTP officials told to take action against illegal buildings

In response to numerous complaints regarding the construction of illegal buildings, the MC Additional Commissioner convened a meeting of officials of the Municipal Town Planning (MTP) wing here on Tuesday.

The meeting was attended by senior officials, including Municipal Town Planner Narinder Sharma and Assistant Town Planners (ATPs) Parminder Singh, Wazir Raj and Varinder Mohan. The aim was to check the rising cases of violations of building bylaws in the city.

During the meeting, the Additional Commissioner directed officials to prepare a comprehensive list of under-construction illegal buildings in each sector of the city. He said no building should be allowed to be constructed without the sanction of a site plan. The move is expected to curb illegalities and ensure that constructions are carried out adhering to the building bye-laws. However, in the past, senior officials of the MC instructed its officials several times to make a list of illegal buildings, but the MTP officials never made any effort in this regard.

Additional MC Commissioner Surinder Singh stated that he had received numerous complaints. To address the issue, he has given clear

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directions to prepare a list of illegal constructions and take planned action against them and their violators. He appealed to the residents to construct buildings only after obtaining the necessary sanctions and following the building bye-laws.

He urged the owners of illegal buildings to stop constructions immediately and submit their site plans for approval before resuming construction. The initiative aims to promote adherence to building regulations and maintain the city’s infrastructure.