Continuing its drive against illegal properties, the building department of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has sealed 29 commercial establishment officers/shops in Chhattarpur Bhati Road following the direction of Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee.
Meanwhile, North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NMC) has also sealed 243 shops, restaurants, showrooms in Rajapur village near Rohini. "The land where sealing was done, belongs to DDA and gram sabha in ward number 60 (Rohini Zone). The drive was carried out in Police presence," the official said. "All the units were operating illegally on residential establishments," he said.
A senior SDMC official said that as per instructions of the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee, the building department of the South Zone under SDMC sealed the units. The civic body had also sealed 'Ramaya' farmhouse in Chhatarpur for extending its boundary on Tuesday.
The civic body has also identified many shops, restaurants which are being run in other plush markets of South Extension, Green Park, Hauz Khas and Greater Kailash in gross violation of the laid down rules and regulations. "A detailed list has been drawn and action will be initiated against the shop and restaurant owners of these markets who have not paid taxes to the SDMC despite repeated reminders," said the official.
The Supreme Court appointed monitoring committee which was revived on December 15 this year, has three members including KJ Rao, former advisor to the Election Commission, Bhure lal, chairman of Environment Pollution Prevention & Control Authority (EPCA) and Major General (retd) Som Jhingan.
Meanwhile, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has demolished 41 shops built on MCD land in pocket D-2 Janta Flat and Kondli in Mayur Vihar Phase III.