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Violation Of Norms In Areas Proposed To Be Merged With PMC As Gram Panchayats Grant Easy Nod
The district administration will survey constructions in the city's fringe areas to check of there have been any violations of sanctioned plans and town planning guidelines. Following the collapse of a six-storey building in Narhe, officials said they would identify such constructions and take action against their owners.Additional district collector Pradip Patil said, “We will take all necessary steps to identify buildings that have violated norms, such as construction of additional floors. We will verify if the plinth has been checked, the completion certificate has been obtained and structural audit conducted. We will initiate stern action against those found breaching the norms.“ Sources said that preliminary observations indicate that the plan of building which collapsed was sanctioned, but an additional floor was constructed without permission. Also, the quality of construction was very poor and the completion certificate was not obtained. The authorities are also verifying whether the plinth checking and structural audit of the building was conducted.
Officials said that further action would be initiated once exact details on the building's construction are verified.
In a survey last year, the district administration had identified over 8,000 illegal constructions and encroachments in villages around Pune. Apart from Ambegaon and Narhe, there has been a surge in illegal construction activity in several fringe villages, including Wadki, Shivne, Manjari, Mangdewadi, Wagholi, Yeolewadi, Undri and Bhilarewadi. The administration had served notices to owners of many such illegal structures and action too was initiated against some, but that has not acted as a strong deterrent.
Narhe, where the building collapsed, is among the 34 villages proposed to be merged with the civic limits. The final process for the inclusion of these fringe villages had started in May with the state government issuing an official merger notification, following which there was a rash of construction activity in these areas, with many illegal constructions or poor quality constructions coming up. Local gram panchayats issuing building permissions easily fuelled the construction boom.
Officials said the district administration has limited manpower to monitor illegal constructions and initiate action against them. It also lacks technical know-how and expertise, nor does it have civil engineers and architects to keep a tab on the quality of buildings coming up in these parts.
The officials had issued notices to illegal buildings but could not initiate action against them. District authorities had asked the state government to create a separate cell with experts, adequate manpower and machinery , but the proposal is still pending. Officials said they would now follow up the proposal with the government.
Officials said in 2011, an extensive drive in Ambegaon and Narhe areas was undertaken when portions of about 35 illegal buildings were demolished. The administration had borrowed machinery from the PMC and private players.Sources said bills for the machinery used then have still not been settled.
In 2013, a similar drive was taken up along the Pune-Satara highway in Khed-Shivapur area when authorities removed illegal buildings that were blocking the road widening work.
Audit of buildings in 34 villages likely
Pune: Buildings in fringe villages proposed to be merged with the civic limits may now undergo structural audits after a building collapsed in Narhe on Friday morning. Civic officials said they will press for audits across villages once they are merged with the PMC limits. Narhe is among the 34 villages proposed to be merged with the civic limits.
PMC's standing committee of PMC may approve a proposal to streamline constructions in these villages, by setting up rules for constructions. According to the proposal, all the building permissions given to construction companies in these villages should be cancelled and constructions on amenity spaces should be stopped.
Meanwhile, buildings in Pune city are largely safe, officials said.Prashant Waghmare, city engineer, said a number of demolition drives had been carried out in the city and now there were no “extremely risky buildings.“ Over 180 such buildings were demolished during the drives and PMC is taking action against the few “dangerous structures“ left.
Officials said that further action would be initiated once exact details on the building's construction are verified.
In a survey last year, the district administration had identified over 8,000 illegal constructions and encroachments in villages around Pune. Apart from Ambegaon and Narhe, there has been a surge in illegal construction activity in several fringe villages, including Wadki, Shivne, Manjari, Mangdewadi, Wagholi, Yeolewadi, Undri and Bhilarewadi. The administration had served notices to owners of many such illegal structures and action too was initiated against some, but that has not acted as a strong deterrent.
Narhe, where the building collapsed, is among the 34 villages proposed to be merged with the civic limits. The final process for the inclusion of these fringe villages had started in May with the state government issuing an official merger notification, following which there was a rash of construction activity in these areas, with many illegal constructions or poor quality constructions coming up. Local gram panchayats issuing building permissions easily fuelled the construction boom.Officials said the district administration has limited manpower to monitor illegal constructions and initiate action against them. It also lacks technical know-how and expertise, nor does it have civil engineers and architects to keep a tab on the quality of buildings coming up in these parts.
The officials had issued notices to illegal buildings but could not initiate action against them. District authorities had asked the state government to create a separate cell with experts, adequate manpower and machinery , but the proposal is still pending. Officials said they would now follow up the proposal with the government.
Officials said in 2011, an extensive drive in Ambegaon and Narhe areas was undertaken when portions of about 35 illegal buildings were demolished. The administration had borrowed machinery from the PMC and private players.Sources said bills for the machinery used then have still not been settled.
In 2013, a similar drive was taken up along the Pune-Satara highway in Khed-Shivapur area when authorities removed illegal buildings that were blocking the road widening work.
Audit of buildings in 34 villages likely
Pune: Buildings in fringe villages proposed to be merged with the civic limits may now undergo structural audits after a building collapsed in Narhe on Friday morning. Civic officials said they will press for audits across villages once they are merged with the PMC limits. Narhe is among the 34 villages proposed to be merged with the civic limits.
PMC's standing committee of PMC may approve a proposal to streamline constructions in these villages, by setting up rules for constructions. According to the proposal, all the building permissions given to construction companies in these villages should be cancelled and constructions on amenity spaces should be stopped.
Meanwhile, buildings in Pune city are largely safe, officials said.Prashant Waghmare, city engineer, said a number of demolition drives had been carried out in the city and now there were no “extremely risky buildings.“ Over 180 such buildings were demolished during the drives and PMC is taking action against the few “dangerous structures“ left.
