Mangalore: Plama Builders violates municipal rules, encroaches public road

Media Release

Mangalore, Sep 04, 2014: A few of the builders in Mangalore city has been building apartments and commercial complexes flouting all rules and regulations, sometimes starting construction even without the approval of the authorities. Selling free of FSI areas and illegal floors are common these days in Mangalore.

 

There are a few who encroaches the public areas including the roads. For instance, the builder of Plama Gardenia Apartment complex at Kaprigudda, Falnir has built a Gate keeper’s room right on the road and is building the compound wall three feet inside the road. Residents and general public had objected to the construction of the compound wall on the road and informed MLA J R Lobo and Corporater Rauf.  MLA Lobo advised city planning officer to visit the site and stop the illegal construction on July 29 2014.

 

 

The city planning officer visited the site and confirmed the illegal construction. He stopped the construction and asked the builder to remove the constructed wall. He assured the public that he will not allow the builder to build the compound wall on the road. 

 

On August 25 2014, the builder started construction of the wall on the road again. Builder is going ahead with construction against the city planning officer’s objection. Public protested the illegal construction.

 

On September 3, city planning officer Gowda visited the location along with area Corporator Rauf and stopped the illegal construction again and marked line to construct the compound wall. He also warned the builder of dire consequences. 

 

Soon after the official and Corporator left the site, the builder resumed the construction against the order of the city planning officer. Further, the builder not only disobeyed Law of the land but also questioned the government and the public. He even threatened the public who informed the municipal officials. 

 

The blatant violation of building rules and regulations are not new to Mangalore City. However, encroaching roads and public properties are on the rise these days.

 

The builder encroached 5 feet of the 25 feet wide road and took the permission of civic body showing it 20 feet road when there is already 25 feet wide road for decades. Now, the question is, whom to approach, if such is the high handedness of builders.