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Time to clear violations in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: After the
elections, it is now a full-scale offensive
against concrete structures flouting building
norms and marring the city landscape. On Day
three of its crackdown, the Coimbatore
corporation sealed a big textile shop, four
commercial complexes, evicted workers from four
construction sites and also disconnected water
supply to six commercial centers across the
city. Corporation officials have warned two
commercial complexes to immediately restore
parking space as per the approved building plan.
Sans political interference, in just three days,
the corporation has either sealed or halted
construction of 32 buildings. "A major
commercial textile outlet in Saibaba colony was
sealed on Wednesday for multiple violations. The
water supply has also been disconnected to six
other centers," said M Soundarrajan, chief town
planning officer, Coimbatore corporation. All
key violating buildings dotting busy localities,
including Ram Nagar, Gandhipuram and Saibaba
Colony, came under the scanner.
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On the busy Dr Nanjappa road, a
major commercial centre, which housed mansions
and shops, was shut. The mansion with 20 rooms
was sealed and the inmates asked to vacate.
Besides, 20 shops in the complex owned by a
private real estate firm were also sealed.
Another commercial complex, which had got
approval only for a residential building was
locked and sealed at Kattur. The builders had
also violated the parking space and setback
norms. "The initial approval was for residential
building on 3000 square feet but they had
illegally erected a commercial complex with a
ground floor and three additional floors
covering more than 10,500 square feet, violating
all norms," said S Ravichandran, assistant town
planning officer, Coimbatore corporation. "Most
of these buildings don't have parking space and
the occupants themselves will have to park their
vehicles on the street, which increases
congestion in the city," Soundarrajan added. The
corporation has prepared a detailed list of
defaulters and will crack the whip on all these
major violators.
