India, June 19 -- The department of town and country planning (DTCP) onThursday started cracking down on illegal constructions in localities under DLF Phases 1-5, by sealing 13 houses that were either facilitating commercial operations or were constructed in violation of norms in Block S of DLF Phase 3.

Officials said that in one four-storey building, named "Amaltas Apartments", the owner had constructed 48 1BHK and 2BHK units, against the permission for individual housing with one house per floor. Among the other buildings to be sealed were two large houses built in the style of guest houses, comprising 72 and 25 rooms, a nursing home, and a guest house flouting norms.

DTCP officials said that each floor of the Amaltas Apartments compr...