Chandigarh housing board demolition drive against Sector 41 duplex homes soon
CHANDIGARH: With the deadline long over and the festival season concluding, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is all set to start the demolition drive in the duplex houses of Sector 41.
There are around 600 houses under the category. The CHB had issued final demolition notices in the first week of September. On September 23, it issued a public notice to the allottees, directing them to remove the violations or face demolition or even cancellation of the allotment.
Yashpal Garg, chief executive officer (CEO), CHB, said, “The CHB will initiate the demolition drive soon as the time period given has elapsed. We are examining the submissions made by allottees like structural certificates. Those who haven’t complied with the directions will face an imminent demolition drive. If building violations haven’t been removed, action will be initiated according to rules and court orders.” The action is expected to start within a week.
In pursuance of the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High court in the case of additional construction/violations in duplex flat in Sector 41A, a sub-committee was constituted by the CHB chairman to ascertain and certify the structural safety after taking into consideration any compoundable/need based violations on individual basis of all dwelling units (duplex flats).
In compliance with the orders of court, survey work of all duplex flats in Sector 41A was done and “as build up plan” of all dwelling units was prepared.
Accordingly, ‘as built up plans’ of dwelling unit depicts the additional construction/violations made in the DU was not compoundable/ not covered under need based changes policy dated February 15, 2019.
The ‘as built up plan’ was shared with allottees along with demolition notices. The allottees were directed to remove and set right the violation as per standard drawing of CHB to ensure the structural stability/safety within 30 days.
“The allottees have to intimate the board about violations being removed and also submit a structural stability certificate issued by the empanelled structural engineer by the UT administration,” said a CHB official.
In April, the high court had ordered the CHB to restore the structural aspects of dwelling units made in violation of norms on ground and first floors in Sector 41 duplex houses.
The HC had also directed the CHB to ensure that proper structural safety is provided to all units and costs incurred for the same is to be recovered from the allottees.
