News: Gurugram: DTCP to cancel OCs of 20 buildings for flouting norms-08-08-2019
The DTCP recently conducted a survey in the licensed colonies along Golf Course Road (from MG road till Ghata) and found commercial activities being carried from at least 20 residential buildings.
Updated On :August 08, 2019
GURUGRAM: Occupation certificates (OC) of 20 residential buildings are likely to be cancelled by the department of town and country planning (DTCP) for flouting building norms. The DTCP recently conducted a survey in the licensed colonies along Golf Course Road (from MG road till Ghata) and found commercial activities being carried from at least 20 residential buildings.
The survey report claims that commercial activities were being carried out from 80 per cent of the residential buildings in the area.
District town planner (planning) RS Batth said that around 50 residential buildings in the licensed colonies were carrying out commercial activities. “We have already cancelled the OCs of 30 buildings and around 20 new buildings, that were identified in the survey, have been issued notices,” he said.
He added that the defaulters have been directed to furnish documents (permission certificate) that justify the usage of a residential building for commercial purpose. “In case they fail to furnish relevant documents, their OC will be cancelled,” he said.
DTCP director KM Pandurang said the district town planners have been directed to check the menace of commercial and other uses of the residential buildings on Golf Course Road.
The move comes after the department received several complaints highlighting the issue of residential buildings being used for commercial purposes, causing loss to the state exchequer to the tune of several crores every year.
As per the rules, commercial activities are not allowed in residential areas, be it licensed colonies that come under the DTCP or plots in sectors falling under Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP).
