Action against building rule violations begins in coimbatore

In a bid to expose buildings that are constructed violating rules the Local Planning Authority has started putting up notices in front them stating they have violated the approved or sanctioned building plan.

The authority chairman and District Collector Neeraj Mittal asked officials not to turn a blind eye on buildings being constructed violating rules.

The decision to put up posters in front of such buildings would prevent people from investing on such properties, officials said.

Ultimately it will result in promoters complying with laws. In an earlier directive authorities had asked promoters to display plan approval number, plan permission approval number and rough sketch of the building under section 49 of the Town and Country Planning Act-1971. The details should be written prominently to ensure visibility.

The promoters should keep a copy of these documents at the site for easy inspection and ratification by officials. It was found that many were not doing so.

Hence, the Member Secretary and Joint Director of the authority, G. Manickavasagam Pillai, has deputed a team of officers to identify buildings that are being constructed deviating from the plan approved by the local body and permission accorded by the authority.

A team of Planning Assistants led by K.M. Marudhavanan and C. Mathivanan had already identified 30 such buildings and pasted posters in front of them. It has cautioned people against occupying them on rent too.

In future, the authorities are planning to crack down on such buildings. It might cause huge losses for those who had either purchased them or rented them out.

Those deviating from the approved plan in terms of reducing the number of exits and those converting the parking area into commercial space would be dealt with sternly under section 56 (5) (b) (i) of the Town and Country Planning Act. In the event of people coming across non-compliance to instructions in terms of failure to install display boards, they can inform the officials at 0422-2497200.

The authorities said that identification of buildings with rule violations would continue till the promoters stop violating the approved plans.