2 weeks ago
Bhopal Municipal Corporation Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Commercial Use
The city government of Bhopal is checking buildings to find places that are being used for business without permission.
It found many shops and offices that broke the rules.
Teams are going around every day to give warning slips to people who break the rules.
They plan to give about 500 warning slips every day in each part of the city.
On one day, they gave 557 warning slips in six parts of the city.
Most of the warning slips, 264, were given in Narela.
The city also checked about 62,500 business buildings and sorted them by the width of the road they are on.
If people ignore the warning slips, the city can pull down illegal parts of buildings or seal them shut.
Some people asked the court to stop the city, but the city wants the High Court to allow the work to continue.
The city has already torn down one illegal structure in Ganesh Nagar.
BMC issued 557 occupancy violation notices in a single day across Bhopal's six Assembly constituencies.
The civic body aims to issue 500 notices daily per constituency, with Narela receiving the most at 264.
About 62,500 registered commercial properties have been classified by road width for the survey.
BMC plans to seek vacation of 144 High Court stay orders ahead of a major demolition drive.
An unauthorised structure in Ganesh Nagar was demolished after the owner failed to comply with a notice.
- Who
- Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC), including deputy municipal commissioner Bhuvan Gupta
- What
- An intensified crackdown on illegal commercial establishments and unauthorised constructions, involving notices, demolitions, and sealing actions
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, across six Assembly constituencies
- When
- Ongoing; 557 notices were issued on Wednesday, ahead of the next Supreme Court hearing
- Why
- To enforce building regulations and occupancy rules against illegal commercial use
Key facts
- Notices issued on Wednesday
- 557
- Daily notice target per constituency
- 500
- Registered commercial properties surveyed
- 62,500
- High Court stay orders to be vacated
- 144
- Expected notices under drive
- About 60,000
- Expected demolition and sealing actions
- Over 100 demolitions and around 1,000 sealings
- Constituency with most notices
- Narela (264)
Quotes
Bhuvan Gupta
Deputy municipal commissioner of Bhopal Municipal Corporation
“"around 60,000 notices, over 100 demolition and around 1,000 sealing actions were expected to take place under the drive, ahead of next hearing of Supreme Court."”
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