JMC allows construction of commercial Halls on ground & First floors on residential plot 648/3 Ward-50 Channi Himmat without maintaining setbacks covering 100% plot area against approved site plan

Enforcement Officer Anil Kashyap and Jasbir Singh visited site but didn’t report violations after striking handsome deal with owner to extend unfair help to owner to continue commercial construction on residential plot against approved site plan
Commissioner JMC should order an enquiry into this as to how owner managed to raise commercial hall on ground floor without maintaining setbacks and also when at present construction of first floor is going on, why JMC so far hasn’t served any BOCA notice to owner
As per approved drawing of residential construction, the owner was duty bound to construct two bed rooms one on left side measuring 3×3.3 mtr and another on right side measuring 3.61×4.6 mtr and verandah measuring 1.30 mtr x3 mtr towards front side on the ground floor but owner instead constructed big commercial hall without any demarcation
GY CORRESPONDENT
jammu, jul 06
Notwithstanding publishing a detailed story dated 25-5-2023 that one Joginder Pal Gupta s/o KL Gupta owner of residential plot 648/3 measuring nearly 2997 Sqft (40+35/2×80 ft) Zonal Planned Channi Himmat Housing Colony in Ward-50 on main road that JMC’s no action at initial stage results completion of slab work of commercial hall measuring 2800 Sqft on ground floor on 24-5-2023 without any partition and nothing of any sort of residential plot neither bedroom nor any verandah but with lift provision along with stairs to reach first floor within premises towards front side and to hoodwink general public has kept one big door 6 ft in width which is rarely seen and a small window towards front side with provision of bathroom on backside as is often witnessed in case of commercial construction on residential plot 648/3 Channi Himmat, Ward-50 without maintaining setbacks against approved site plan with help of EI Jasbir Singh but JMC didn’t take any action against owner despite both Enforcement officer Anil Kashyap and Jasbir Singh and visiting site after publishing of story as per public opinion. As a result of which first floor and 2nd floor construction completed and construction is in progress at the site as on date. It deserves mentioning here that according to approved site plan vide Application No.2356/2023 which got approved from JMC vide No. 2017/JMC/BS/2022 dated 20-2-2023 , the owner was allowed ground floor 1553 Sqft, porch area 158 sqft, first and 2nd floor 1553 sqft each. The owner was mandatory to observe front 20 ft (5.98 ) , rear 6.5 Sqft, side-1 6.5 Sqft and height of building was fixed as 11.1 mtr(36.41 ft) from the road level for three floors with open area of plot as 1286 Sqft. The owner accordingly paid Rs 20651 as building fee and no labour cess charged by JMC. As per approved drawing of residential construction, the owner was duty bound to construct two bed rooms one on left side measuring 3×3.3 mtr and another on right side measuring 3.61×4.6 mtr and verandah measuring 1.30 mtr x3 mtr towards front side on the ground floor. There was main entry in between of the verandah .The owner started construction work in the month of March 2023 starting from plinth area and contrary to approved residential plot started commercial construction by constructing big commercial hall without any demarcation for bed rooms and verandah with lift provision in place of toilet and put big entry door of wooden measuring nearly 6ft by not constructing verandah and also the owner didn’t observe mandatory setbacks and infect extended three ft gallery on ground floor besides not observing mandatory cut for ventilation neither on ground floor nor on first floor. Surprisingly Enforcement Inspector Jasbir Singh despite visiting site didn’t report any violation after handsome settlement with owner to remain mute spectator. Worthwhile to mention here that Jasbir Singh was the authorized person to give demarcation at the time of starting construction but the same was conveniently ignored by him after getting paid by owner. With the help and support of enforcement Inspector Jasbir Singh, the slab work on ground floor completed on 24-4-2023(Wednesday) without maintaining setbacks against approved residential plan by completely changing internal and external dimensions on ground floor. No action by JMC has ensured the construction of first floor on RCC pillars when JMC enforcement staff was duty bound to take action against owner when he was undertaking construction of big commercial hall on ground floor on residential plot without maintaining setbacks against approved site plan.
It deserves mentioning here that at the time of starting construction demarcations shall have to be given in presence of authorized JMC officials and in case of deviation to the sanctioned plan or change of use of premises, the building permission issued shall be deemed cancelled but sadly all these guidelines were not observed by concerned JMC officials resulting in commercial construction on residential plot. Jammu Municipal Corporation has badly failed in curbing unauthorized constructions within its jurisdiction despite bringing the same before the concerned authorities well in time by locals and also by Activists besides timely informing Enforcement staff deputed in the area at the initial stage of violation but staff instead of performing their duties have only helped and supported violators by getting handsomely paid by them. Commissioner JMC should order an enquiry into this as to how owner managed to raise commercial hall on ground floor without maintaining setbacks and also when at present construction of first floor is going on, why JMC so far hasn’t served any BOCA notice to owner. The Enforcement Officer and Enforcement Inspector must be asked why they didn’t submit any violations report despite properly briefed by locals on their visit at site as if JMC continues to extend long rope to enforcement staff then they surely hang themselves against JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021.