Despite bringing violated construction of basement right from initial stage of digging , the Enforcement staff deputed in the area lent only deaf ear and deliberately closed their eyes and digging continued and steel net was laid and steel pillars raised because of their patronage to owner who is well known contractor and builder
The owner however instead of starting construction of commercial ground floor as per approved site plan actually first started construction of basement by going for digging more than 10 ft deep inside soil couple of weeks back covering hundred percent area of commercial site but sadly JMC didn’t take any action despite this commercial site on main road of Channi Himmat in Sector-3 until complaint with pictures was not sent on Whatsapp numbers of enforcement staff
The unfair inclination of JMC enforcement staff towards influential violators has been strongly resented by aggrieved locals who now feel helpless as there is no one in JMC from bottom to top ran officials who could listen to voice of aggrieved people disturbing their peace due to ongoing unauthorized commercial constructions in different parts of Channi Himmat Housing Board colony
GY CORRESPONDENT
jammu may 02
J&K Housing Board allotted ten shop sites in Sector-3 with , on main road of Channi Himmat Housing Board Colony as a part of ensuring availability of basic amenities in open auction as per the map of Channi Himmat colony spread over Sector-1 to Sector-7. Out these ten commercial shop sites, one shop site No.1 allotted to one Dinesh Soni s/o KL Soni vide No. HB/SS/CH/7327 dated 6-3-1999 measuring 377 Sqft ( size 14 ft 6 inch x 26 ft). Now owner got approved commercial site plan stage-1st from JMC vide No. 1441/ JMC/BS/2023-24 dated 16-11-2023 with total plot area 35.01 Sqm(377 Sqft) under which JMC allowed owner ground floor commercial measuring 24.27 Sqm (262 Sqft) with open area 10.74 Sqm (115 Sqft) for parking use from front side . The owner was duty bound to leave front 2.43 mtr (8ft) particularly meant for public parking as per Building Bye-laws 2021 in vogue and accordingly paid fee for ground floor commercial Rs 15729 for permitted construction. The owner however instead of starting construction of commercial ground floor as per approved site plan actually first started construction of basement by going for digging more than 10 ft deep inside soil couple of weeks back covering hundred percent area of commercial site.
It is surprising to note that despite bringing violated construction of basement right from initial stage of digging , the Enforcement staff deputed in the area lent only deaf ear and deliberately closed their eyes and digging continued and steel net was laid and steel pillars raised because of their patronage to owner who is well known contractor and builder. Such actions have only encouraged violators to go to any extent of violations and even making land use change on their own either with or without approval of site plans causing serious damage to guidelines of JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021 and also causing serious loss to govt exchequer.
Anyhow it deserves mentioning here that when the complaint of same was sent by social activist and whistle blower on 1-5-2024 along with pictures of ongoing construction of basement on whatsapp numbers of Commissioner Secretary Housing and Urban Development Department, Commissioner JMC, Enforcement Officer Anil Kashyap and Enforcement Inspector Gagan Kumar within one hour the message was conveyed to owner who without wasting time somehow managed rough concrete and started putting the same into the pit dug out for construction of basement and the same continued on 2-5-2024 also which shows how big and deep was digging for construction of basement which was aimed to hoodwink aggrieved locals and also to complainant that JMC swiftly takes action against violators as the steel pillars raised were not touched and no breakage was done. It is pertinent to mention here that the construction of basement was meant to be dismantled and the owner deserved to be served relevant BOCA notices under Municipal Act 2000 but the same was not done and infect the owner was assured that for the time being fill the pit dug out for construction of basement and later on he would be allowed to raise construction of basement after few days. The unfair inclination of JMC enforcement staff towards influential violators has been strongly resented by aggrieved locals who now feel helpless as there is no one in JMC from bottom to top ran officials who could listen to voice of aggrieved people disturbing their peace due to ongoing unauthorized commercial constructions in different parts of Channi Himmat Housing Board colony.
Commissioner JMC should take serious cognizance of huge unauthorized construction against approved site plans going on unabated in Channi Himmat Govt planned Housing Colony resulting in serious violations of Master Plan 2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021,JMC enforcement staff has been offering tutor services to violators how to raise unauthorized constructions and how to retain it if any relevant notice against unauthorized construction is issued against him. In other words, the action against violators for raising construction against guidelines of JMP-2032 in the form of serving notices under section 253,254 of J&K Municipal Corporation Act 2000 have so far turned mere cosmetic exercise as in most of the cases no follow-up was taken resulting in unabated unauthorized constructions in Channi Himmat area.
