In a major sealing drive, North Delhi Municipal Corporations (NMC) has sealed 46 properties for misusing of properties and non-depositing of conversion charges.
A senior NMC official said the building department on the instruction of the “Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee” sealed properties in areas of Vivekanand Puri, Rajouri Garden, Rajinder Nagar, Rohini, Sainik Vihar, and Hudson lane.
“Nine basement at Rajouri Garden and nine stilt properties at Rajinder Nagar sealed for violating norms,” he said.
He further said that committee appointed by the SC and we have acted accordingly. “There is no need for sending any prior notice just before the action in that case,” said the official.
“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 civic bodies despite repeated reminders,” he added.
Earlier, in December last year, many shops, restaurants and other plush markets of South Extension, Green Park, Hauz Khas and Defence colony has been sealed in gross violation of the laid down rules and regulations.
The SC-appointed monitoring committee, which was revived on December 15 last year, has three members including former adviser to the Election Commission KJ Rao, chairman of Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) Bhure lal and Major General (retd) Som Jhingan.
Business establishments in the national Capital hit hard after building department of the municipal corporations had started sealing business establishments for non-payment of conversion charges, encroachment, and illegal construction on the instructions of the Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee.
In the drive, thousands of shops have been sealed since last December and there is still no sign of relief amid all the coordinated efforts put up by all the regarding stakeholders.