DTCP team razes illegal structure inside condo
Gurugram, Aug. 2 -- The enforcement wing of the department of town and country planning (DTCP) on Friday demolished an illegal meeting hall built in the common area of the Emmar Palm Hills Society in Sector 77, which had been constructed by the Residents Welfare Association (RWA) of the society, DTCP officials said.
They said that the meeting hall was built without permission from the department, and it was also not part of the approved plan of the condominium.
Amit Madholia, district town planner, enforcement said that the department had received a complaint on the CM Window, in which it was mentioned that an illegal structure had been constructed inside the condominium in violation of the rules by the Palm Hills Condominium Association. "The matter was probed and notices were issued to the RWA to take corrective measures but no satisfactory reply was submitted. On Friday, a team of the enforcement wing demolished the hall," he said.
Madholia also said that there has been a tendency among the RWAs to approve construction of structures, or make changes in the condominiums without any permission from DTCP, which is the competent body.
The complainant had alleged that this illegal construction has been carried out in close proximity to a high-speed diesel (HSD) storage facility, which heightens the risk of a fire-related disaster. "This is a direct violation of safety norms prescribed by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) under the Petroleum Rules, 2002," the complaint said.
Amit Mudgil, president, Palm Hills Condominium Association, Sector 77, however refuted the allegations and said that they had not received any notice from the department regarding the violation.
"A small meeting hall was constructed by the RWA for senior citizens. We did not receive any notice and the DTCP demolished it suddenly," he said....
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