Considering the increasing spate of unauthorised rooms and alterations being carried out by various allottees or occupants of its flats, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Monday launched a month-long sealing drive. On its first day itself, the housing authority sealed five rooms on various terraces of different households.
“There are a number of unauthorised extensions in flats at D-6, Vasant Kunj. To keep a check on this, DDA vice chairman Balwinder Kumar, has ordered a month-long drive for sealing as well as removal of all such additions and alterations,” said a senior DDA official.
The authority also issued a statement stating, “It had been brought to the notice of the authority that a number of occupants have constructed rooms on the terrace in Narmada, Saraswati, Yamuna and Ganga apartments and their number exceeds 282 flats. In addition, construction of an additional room on Government land has been done by some allottees of all the floors in A Block.”
All the allottees/occupants have been advised to remove these unauthorised construction on the top floor or on the common portions of land, which may be by way of adding a room right from the ground level to top floors, immediately as otherwise penal action, as per the provisions of law, will be taken, which includes demolition, sealing of the flat, disconnection of electricity, water to the premises etc.