Illegal Construction: Unresolved issue of Udaipur Municipal Council

By Sayeed Ahmed
Published: January 18, 2013 | Last Updated: 18 January 2013 8:08 PM
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cityFirst sessions of Udaipur Municipal Council (UMC) for the past weeks have proved to be worst in terms of decisions and its implementation, as Chairperson Rajni Dangi after indulging into long talks over illegal constructions and encroachments around town, admitted that Council is helpless in demolishing every illegally constructed commercial and residential buildings.

Few days back, demolition squad of council was instructed to bring down an illegally raised building in Ashok Nagar; the team returned without implementing its task, on orders of Deputy Chairperson Mahendra Singh Shekawat, justifying his orders with similar constructions in past which are still to be considered.

Looking into the issue, Chairperson had called for an urgent meeting of respective departments and councillors, after a long discussion the meeting concluded on demolishing all such construction, which has raised floors other than permitted ones, also agreed to execute necessary actions in coming weeks. [Read more...]

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Punish those who spread construction material on Road: Rajni Dangi

By Anil Rodgers
Published: November 27, 2012 | Last Updated: 27 November 2012 7:50 PM
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Municipal Council Chairperson Rajni Dangi today took a meeting of the ‘Bhavan Nirman Samiti’ and ordered the council officials to take strict action against those who unload and spread construction materials on the road.

She said, “it has been announced publicly many times, but some people are continually unloading their construction material all around the road, obstructing the traffic”.

Dangi clearly stated that if anyone witnesses sand, concrete or other construction materials spread on road near their surroundings, they can inform Municipal Council action and can give suggestions as well, regarding this issue. [Read more...]

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Dist. Collector: Take Immediate Action on constructions in ‘No Construction Zone’

By Anil Rodgers
Published: November 20, 2012 | Last Updated: 20 November 2012 9:00 PM
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Udaipur District collector, Vikas Sitaram Bhale took a review meeting with the administrative officials of various government departments.

Bhale instructs the UIT, Municipal Council and PWD department officials to take immediate action on the offenders, if they find any construction work carried out in the ‘No construction Zone’.

Bhale also asked Council and UIT to give a brief report on the religious establishments, like Temples, etc. to be shifted elsewhere from their present location. UIT has prepared a list of 12 religious establishments and Municipal Council has to settle 40 such issues. [Read more...]

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Relief for “No Construction Zone” affected People; State Government agreed to move SLP

By Anil Rodgers
Published: November 8, 2012 | Last Updated: 09 November 2012 7:02 PM
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In what can safely be taken as a temporary relief,  hundreds of houses have been spared from the unrelenting claws of JCB’s and Bulldozers of the UIT and Nagar Parishad, as the High Court had earlier ordered these administrative bodies to demolish all illegal constructions in the “No Construction Zone”.  At a top brass meeting held today in Jaipur, it was decided to give temporary relief to the potentially affected people, of the High Court’s order.

The News came today in the late evening hours, when after the meeting with the UDF Secretary G.S. Sandhu,  at Jaipur Secretariat, Rameshwar Prasad Sharma, Secretary of the UIT  informed that the State Government has agreed to move SLP (Special Leave Petition) against the orders after hearing the information provided by the administrative officials to the UDF Secretary.

Rajni Dangi and UIT Secretary informed G.S. Sandhu that after the implementation of the orders of demolition there could be public annoyance and law and order of the city will be disturbed, on the other hand more than 1.5 lac people are affected by this order, Udaipur is a city that is build around the lakes and we can’t demolish all the houses adjoining lakes therefore State Government should move SLP against the orders.       [Read more...]

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Top Administrative Officials on the way to Meet CM over No Construction Zone

By Anil Rodgers
Published: November 7, 2012 | Last Updated: 07 November 2012 8:30 PM
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no-constructionAll the top administrative officials of Udaipur, including District Collector Vikas Bhale, UIT Chairperson Roop Kumar Khurana and Municipal Council Chairperson Rajni Dangi left to Jaipur to meet Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, over the issue of ‘No-Construction Zone’.

The team of representatives will also meet Chief Secretary C. K. Mathew, Principal Secretary Local Self Government G. S. Sandhu and the Officer Appointed especially for No Constriction Zone, Niranjan Arya.

After the series of protests and demonstrations by common citizens, particularly those who are directly or indirectly affected by High Court’s order to demolish residences constructed in No-Construction Zone; the sufferers are holding their hopes high on the meeting.

The local administrative officials are taking time to implement the court’s orders and to discuss upon IA (Intervener Application) and SLP (Special Leave Petition), the time granted to implement the orders of demolition has already elapsed. [Read more...]

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District Collector meets UIT officials on “No Construction Zone”

By Anil Rodgers
Published: November 5, 2012 | Last Updated: 05 November 2012 8:06 PM
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District Collector Vikas Bhale held a round-up meeting with top UIT officials, including UIT Chairman Roop Kumar Khurana on the issue of “No Construction Zone” today at UIT headquarters. The meeting was to take updates on the progress made by UIT on what to be called as one of the most sensitive and critical issue of ‘No Construction Zone’.

Bhale also talked to the Principal Secretary, G. S. Sandhu; Chief Secretary, C. K. Matthew and State Government’s specially Deputed Officer, Niranjan Arya on the matter.

According to the District Collector, next round of the meeting will be conducted on 8th of Nov by the Principal Secretary. Bhale also told that discussions on IA (Intervening Application) and SLP (Special Leave Petition) are going on with the State Government. [Read more...]

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JB Hospital Building Seized for Illegal Construction

By Anil Rodgers
Published: October 31, 2012 | Last Updated: 31 October 2012 8:44 PM
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jb-hospital-seizedIn order to impede all illegal construction activities in the city, Municipal Council team seized the under constructed building of JB Hospital at Hiran Magri Sector-5 today. The building is owned by Dr. Shankar Bhanuda who is also an ex-MLA from Kapasan.

The flying squad team of Municipal Council seized the hospital building for illegal construction. [Read more...]

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Rajni Dangi urges CM to intervene in ‘No Construction Zone’ matter

By Anil Rodgers
Published: October 30, 2012 | Last Updated: 30 October 2012 9:17 PM
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dangi-1Chairperson of Udaipur Municipal Council, Rajni Dangi wrote a letter today addressing the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to intervene in the matter of “No Construction Zone”.

She informed CM that people are living in the areas adjoining lakes for more than 400 years and to demolish their houses will not be a good.

Dangi also informed Gehlot that Honorable High Court had issued a notification in 17.01.97 to mark the area near Pichola and Fatehsagar as “No Construction Zone”, considering the threat of lake pollution. According to Dangi, the ground reality is that these houses dose not let any sewer into the lakes.

She wrote that thousands of houses on the eastern and western side of the lakes and houses laying on the eastern downstream of the lakes are also marked under No construction Zone, while people are living there from generations. They even can’t renovate their constructions after the orders; some of the houses are in deplorable condition and need urgent repairs. [Read more...]

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No Construction Zone residents met Kiran Maheswari for assistance

By Anil Rodgers
Published: October 26, 2012 | Last Updated: 26 October 2012 9:26 PM
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· Affected Parties trying to pressurize State Government

· Large business Houses silent on the issue

· Many High profile Businessman warned through notices; Prepares for Review Petition

· Protestors to Boycott Dussehra and Depawali Mela

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‘No Construction Zone’ is day by day becoming a political issue rather than an ‘Environmental Concern’ as the affected parties are having a series of meetings with the local Leaders in order to get help. In the process, a delegation, who demonstrated a ‘Gherav’ at the Municipal Council Commissioner’s office, met Kiran Maheshwari (MLA and National Secretary of BJP) today morning.

Delegation urged Maheshwari to kindly intervene and help them out as Nagar Parishad, UIT had given them notices of demolition. Protester, Dinesh Makwana and Councilor, Durgesh Sharma raised questions against the intention of the authorities which, they alleged, seem to be so interested to demolish their constructions while there are so many illegal constructions after the 17.01.97 notification of the High Court.

Petitioner Rajendra Razdan said, “I don’t know why they are making it a political issue rather than an environmental concern. Only god knows what vested interest these people have”.

He said that, “my struggle is to bring the beauty as well as eco-logical balance of the life line lakes of the Udaipur back to life not to make it a political playground.” [Read more...]

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Applicants to receive Acceptance of Building Construction on Mobile

By Anil Rodgers
Published: October 26, 2012 | Last Updated: 26 October 2012 9:06 PM
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After the havoc of issuing notices of dismantling the houses in the ‘No Construction Zone’ and the travesty of Municipal Council in Bhupalpura Case, the ‘Bhavan Anumati Samiti’ seemed in an alert mode today on issuing the permissions of constructions in the city.

The meeting of Bhawan Anumiti Samiti held today at the Municipal Council premises headed by Dr. Kiran Jain, Chairman of the committee.

According to Jain, it has been decided that for all the permissions given for the construction of the buildings, the committee will re-check those areas to assess whether all the work has been done in accordance with the given permissions. And, in case of any aberrations, the committee will present the report of the illegal work to the commissioner for appropriate action. [Read more...]

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