- JMC enforcement staff after shaking hands with owner allows restart of three unauthorized big size commercial shops at residential plot 29-C, Shastri Nagar, Ward-22 on 19-2-2025 which remained stopped for sometime after aggrieved locals opposed commercial construction and print media highlighted violated construction along with pictures making land use change without getting site plan approved from JMC which can’t be done plot being bifurcated
- Residents of Channi Himmat strongly resent Commissioner JMC seeking NOC from J&K Housing Board to establish Rehri Zone at existing Parking site of Channi Himmat main Shamshan Ghat constructed at estimated cost of Rs 78 lacs over Thangar Nallah drain urging both JMC and Housing Board to drop idea in larger interests of Channi Himmat residents and those attend cremations
- JMC finally serves sealing order under JMC Act 2000 to owner of private land falling under Khasra No. 477 Min in Sector-3, Ward-51,old village Channi Himmat when four floors violated structure making 66.37% violations on each floor already completed and husband of owner Dr Rajeev started running Day Care Medical Centre by covering 750 Sqft against owned 644 Sqft without maintaining setbacks and public parking within premises against JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021
- Forest fire rages on at shrine board from last one month, no accountability
- JMC’s sealing & de-sealing orders to owner of residential plot 274/3,Ward-50, Channi Himmat proved counter-productive for owner as full-fledged commercial hall after removing partition walls of existing ground floor still intact despite undertaking submitted by owner to construct brick walls partition but constructing plywood partitions to hoodwink JMC authorities
- JMC serves owner eyewash de-sealing order without mentioning actual violations to owner of residential plot 328/4 , Ward-50 Channi Himmat for raising violated full-fledged commercial ground floor plus three floors against permitted ground plus two floors without maintaining setbacks, height against JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021 when construction going on from last ten months and now reaches finishing level
- JMC approves commercial site plan allowing owner to cover 100% plot area in construction of commercial basement for storage & utility and commercial ground floor without mentioning their height not mandating to maintain setbacks at JDA’s commercial site No.5 Phase-II commercial complex Fruit Market, Narwal Fruit Mandi Jammu, Ward-49 adjoining with Head Branch of J&K Grameen Bank against JMP-2032/Unified Building Bye-laws 2021
- JMC unmoved towards unauthorized running of children play centre in both first and 2nd floors and a restaurant cum canteen in the third floor of residential plot 649/3 on main road of Channi Himmat Housing Board Colony even when J&K Housing Board endorsed three letters to Commissioner JMC to act against owner for running commercial activities from residential plot by making sheer breach of lease deed and also against JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021
Author: Golden Yug
Owner contrary to approved residential site plan raised ground floor and first floors by covering hundred percent plot area without maintaining any of setbacks neither from front side nor backside with help of enforcement staff deputed in area As per stay order by Tribunal , JMC was quite empowered and at liberty to take action against owner in case owner raise construction further during status Quo order in place. But sadly JMC did nothing when owner raised construction of first floor during status Quo order period Tribunal reprimanded JMC in interim order dated 7-6-2023 for its failure to ensure implementation…
Owner with help of enforcement Inspector deputed in the area raised unauthorized construction of ground and first floor and at present construction of 2nd floor going on without maintaining setbacks and covering almost hundred percent plot area and even extending nearly 2 ft galleries on ground and first floor towards front road side moving beyond permitted construction area As per lapsed approved site plan, the owner was allowed ground floor 1775 Sqft, first and 2nd floor 1528 Sqft each but constructed ground floor and first floor covering nearly 2600 Sqft each besides constructing 2nd floor covering nearly 1000 Sqft. The…
EESL project was signed between govt and Housing Board and JMC in first phase project costing Rs 64 crores and after that they again increased in second phase worth Rs 36 crores .Last year again new tender floated worth Rs 1 crore for installing solar lights in streets and parks but 70 percent solar lights are not working and there is nobody for maintenance of solar lights and those working remain on for 24 hours as there are no switch for on and off which JMC totally ignored Despite Contractors of JMC complained before Lt Governor Sinha alleging embezzlement/scam by…
JMC enforcement staff despite complaints by locals and also knowing well that validity of site plan has lapsed allowed owner continue construction and instead of serving him BOCA notices under relevant sections supported owner to raise commercial construction on residential plot Owner didn’t construct Porch where it was permitted and infect constructed it as per his personal choice towards front side bringing porch ,verandah, dressing room in a straight line which is against JMP-2032, Unified Building Bye-laws 2021 Commercial constructions on residential plot has badly affected ventilation and sunlight of neighbors who now strongly regretting buying a residential plot in…
Participating bidders allege JMC cancelled earlier tender without any substantial reason as their choice Firm Urban and Rural Sanitation Club was failing to fulfill the required eligibilities to get the tender and after holding on this tender for more than a week citing technical reasons but floated fresh tender to accommodate Urban and Rural Sanitation Club JMC in new tender made suitable changes including keeping annual income turnover of the registered Firm from 1.25 crores to Rs 1 crore per annum for three consecutive years. Secondly eligibility relaxed was that in new tender the vendor must have atleast 2 to…
This piece of land was actually part of pond land and children graveyard (Shishu Samadhian) under Khasra No. 189 (Qabrasthan) 46 Kanals 6 Marlas and under Khasra No. 166 (39 Kanal and 3 Marlas), 24 kanal pond land and 15 Kanal 3 Marlas gair Mumkin Rohardh of village Channi Himmat Jammu GY CORRESPONDENT jammu, jun 16 Jammu Municipal Corporation has failed to take NOCs seriously as in several cases building permission was provided when concerned departments were against it as a result of which several persons grabbed or encroached state land including water bodies (Pond) within Municipal areas. The live…
Owners of banquet hall, “Kings Ville” established on survey No. 781( State Land),782, 783 measuring 12 kanal 16 marla situated at village Deeli of South Jammu in Ward-52 extending area of banquet hall by purchasing adjoining residential plots and converting it into commercial by sheer violations of norms Owners raising boundary wall beyond limit and extending banquet hall towards residential area which make life of locals hell living adjoining it due to noise pollution and kept gates of banquet hall towards residential areas During functions Guests Park vehicles in short lane which creates chaos/ problem for locals and even guest…
Owners neither demolished violations on their own nor JMC ensured implementation of 7(3) demolition notice when owners completely changed internal and external dimensions and infect raising commercial construction on residential plot without maintaining setbacks and the violated structure is still intact as on date but sadly still JMC in no mood to take action against owners on merit JMC under public pressure served owners BOCA notice under provision of section 7(1) dated 27-2-2023 vide No. JMC/CEO/74/01/2022 claiming that the owners have raised ground plus two floors against approved site plan and have not observed mandatory setbacks besides floor coverage as…
Mayor’s tough words against accused enforcement staff that if found guilty will be suspended and terminated failed to create any impact as unauthorized constructions continuing unabated, no one so far held responsible for allowing unauthorized constructions in Wards 35 &36 Site behind where picture of Mayor accompanied by Commissioner JMC dated 23-4-2023 is basically corner residential plot in Ward-35, JDA Pandoka Colony ,Paloura where shuttering work on three unauthorized shops was being executed without maintaining setbacks making land use change and now the slab work stands completed When contacted Enforcement Inspector deputed in Ward-35, 36 and local Corporator, both claimed…
Owner produces undertakings thrice before JMC to use building/premises for residential purpose but every time starts commercial activity making mockery of law of land put question mark on leniency of JMC towards owner and trusting habitual offender again and again Residents of Channi Himmat Govt Housing Colony deeply disappointed with working of JMC disturbing their peace with boom in commercial construction on residential plots allowing commercial activities against approved site plans with patronage of JMC enforcement staff Owner is running multi brand showroom on an area of 1227 Sqft a full-fledged commercial hall against total plot area on ground floor…