South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has sealed 30 marble shops in Chattarpur Bhati Road. The action was taken by building department of South zone. Officials said that the sealing action was taken against the traders for misusing ‘agricultural land for the commercial use’.
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. “All the three members of the committee visited the site in an early hour and directed the officials to carry out sealing action. During this drive, 30 commercial outlets were sealed. Majority of those sealed were marble trading showrooms,” said a senior SDMC official.
South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) had also sealed ‘Ramaya’ farmhouse for extending its boundary on Tuesday. “The sealing action was stopped on Tuesday as immediately on the arrival of the SDMC’s team, a large number of people gathered and protested against the action, forcing officials to call the Police,” said the official.
Earlier this week in a similar drive, the civic body sealed some famous shops and restaurants in South Delhi’s posh Defence Colony market for violating the provisions of “Master Plan-2021”.
However, the civic body has 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 and Control Authority (EPCA) and Major General (retd.) Som Jhingan.