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Stop illegal constructions or face action, LDA V-C tells engineers
LUCKNOW: Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) vice-chairman Shivakant Dwivedi on Monday warned of stern action against engineers, if they failed to check illegal
LUCKNOW: Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) vice-chairman Shivakant Dwivedi on Monday warned of stern action against engineers, if they failed to check illegal constructions.
Presiding over a meeting of officials, he took serious note of mushrooming illegal constructions across the city.
Expressing concern over the issue, the V-C said: “Stern action will be taken against engineers, if they fail to check illegal constructions in their respective areas.”
Dwivedi also instructed junior engineers to show their identity cards whenever they visit any construction site for inspection.
“Before inspection of any construction site, LDA staff will have to show their identify cards to those present on the spot,” he said.
The V-C also instructed engineers to carry out demolition of such buildings whose demolition orders had been issued by the development authority.
In the past, the LDA was able to completely demolish only those illegal constructions for which there was a high court order or state government’s directive.
Residential colonies in Gomti Nagar, Indira Nagar, Mahanagar, Alambagh, Nishatganj, Hussainganj, Aishbagh, Rajajipuram and old city areas among others were facing problem of illegal constructions.
“Most of the illegal constructions have come up in the city in connivance with LDA officials. Multi-storey residential complexes all across the city have come up in violation of construction norms,” said a senior LDA official.
The LDA will also prepare a list of Illegal constructions in the city and also identify areas that have such constructions.
The V-C instructed all zonal engineers to identify illegal constructions in their respective regions.
Ritu Suhas, joint secretary, development authority, was tasked with the job of preparing a comprehensive zone-wise list of all illegal constructions.
