Chandigarh Municipal Corporation House to take up violation of building bylaws tomorrow

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, August 29

The local Municipal Corporation has proposed to regularise building bylaws violations by making one-time payment for houses belonging to economically weaker section (EWS).

The agenda and other issues will be taken up in the MC House meeting on August 31. It was based on representation of councillors Anil Kumar Dubey and Chanderwati Shukla. It has been proposed that no more notices should be sent after the payment.

The rehabilitation colonies under the MC are in Vikas Nagar (Mauli Jagran), Sector 52 and 53. Owners have been getting violation notices, thus it has been demanded to regularise these by making changes in the policy.

Another one-time payment has been proposed for water bill defaulters. Water bills of nearly Rs40 crore have been pending for a long time. It has been proposed that water bill defaults be regularised at 10 per cent for one-time payment, 7 per cent for two installments and 5 per cent for three installments. This will be applicable for general public and government institutions.

For running vacant areas in Mahila Bhawan, community centres and gyms, the MC will table different suggestions to earn revenue.

The House will also take a call on giving in-principle approval for using MC land for providing houses under the Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) scheme, which is part of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. If approved, a seven-member committee, comprising officials and councillors, will be formed to decide the further course of action.