In a major sealing drive, South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has sealed 76 points of 40 properties in West and South Zone on Monday. Among those sealed includes banks, restaurants, clubs and bars.
Taking action against illegal construction and misusing of properties, the building department of South Zone sealed 44 points of basements and upper floors of 17 properties at Hauz Khas Market.
The major properties affected by sealing include National Insurance Corporation of India, ICIC Bank, PNB, Mudra Bank and a Gym. Similarly in West Zone, 32 points of 23 properties were sealed in the three markets- H Block Bali Nagar, BK Dutt market Rajouri Garden and Club Road Panjabi Bagh.
In Bali Nagar, a HDFC Bank, Boom Club, a call centre and ‘Bharat Music House’ were sealed. While, PNB locker, State Bank of India, Indus Bank locker, Bombay restaurants, Mashaba lounge and bar were sealed in Rajouri Garden.
Meanwhile, North Corporation has also sealed 43 units in its area. A north corporation official informed that 25 units in Hudson line, six in Outram line, five in Pushpanjali Enclave, five in Kamla Market and two in Bhera Enclave near Paschim Vihar were sealed. A senior SDMC official said the order was issued by the 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,” the official said. 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.