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Gurugram Seals Four DLF Phase 3 Buildings Over Alleged Violations
Officials inspected buildings in Gurugram’s DLF Phase-3 area.
They said four buildings had unauthorised construction or commercial activities.
In one building, parking space had been turned into rooms and other facilities.
The rules do not allow stilt parking areas to be enclosed and used this way.
Officials used bulldozers to remove those structures.
They also sealed some paying guest accommodations and guest houses.
A stretch of road space was cleared of alleged encroachments.
The owners said the builder had created and sold the extra space, but they could no longer contact him.
Four buildings in Gurugram’s DLF Phase-3 were sealed for allegedly unauthorised construction and commercial activities.
The enforcement team found rooms and facilities built in about 500 square metres of stilt parking space.
Officials demolished the enclosed stilt-area structures using bulldozers.
Unauthorised paying guest accommodations and guest houses were also sealed during the drive.
Officials cleared alleged encroachments along approximately 1.5 kilometres of the Right of Way.
- Who
- The enforcement wing of the Town and Country Planning Department, led by District Town Planner (Enforcement) Amit Madholiya, inspected the buildings; floor owners identified builder Jatin Arora as responsible for the additional stilt-area construction.
- What
- Four buildings were sealed, unauthorised stilt-area structures were demolished, and alleged encroachments were cleared.
- Where
- DLF Phase-3, Gurugram.
- When
- Tuesday, August 18.
- Why
- Officials said the buildings involved allegedly unauthorised construction, commercial activities, and use of stilt parking space beyond building regulations.
Enforcement Officials
Floor Owners’ Account
Legality of stilt-area construction
Enforcement Officials
Officials said the stilt area cannot be enclosed or used for rooms and other activities beyond building regulations, and demolished the structures as unauthorised.
Floor Owners’ Account
The floor owners said builder Jatin Arora developed the additional space in the stilt parking area and sold it to them.
Responsibility for the construction
Enforcement Officials
The department took enforcement action against the buildings and associated unauthorised activities.
Floor Owners’ Account
The floor owners said Arora was no longer in contact with them, indicating they viewed the builder as responsible for creating and selling the additional space.
Key facts
- Buildings sealed
- Four
- Stilt area inspected
- Approximately 500 square metres
- Plot size
- Approximately 1,000 square yards
- Structures found in stilt area
- A projector room, bar room, bedroom, drawing room, lift lobby, and additional toilets
- Road space cleared
- Approximately 1.5 kilometres of Right of Way
- Enforcement leader
- Amit Madholiya, District Town Planner (Enforcement)
- Builder named by floor owners
- Jatin Arora
Quotes
Amit Madholiya
District Town Planner (Enforcement)
“The stilt area cannot be enclosed and used for rooms or other activities beyond the limits prescribed by building regulations. The team demolished all such illegal enclosed structures in the stilt area using a bulldozer.”
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