Maharashtra: Thane civic chief pulls up officials over unauthorised constructions in city

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The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) Commissioner on Wednesday pulled up the civic officials over the unauthorised constructions in the city, asking them to immediately act against the offenders and file police complaints instead of being just "spectators", reported the PTI.

The Thane civic chief Abhijit Bangar gave the instructions during an emergency meeting held in Thane, Maharashtra, a day after district guardian minister Shambhuraj Desai asked the officials to act tough against the unauthorised constructions, according to the PTI.

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During the meeting, the civic chief directed the TMC officials to ensure that unauthorised structures do not receive water and power supply.

He warned that action will be taken against executive engineers if new unauthorised structures are found getting water and electricity supply.

"The officials should not remain spectators...Are you waiting for the unauthorised structures to claim the lives of people? Ensure that due to your negligence the lives of people are not risked," he asked the senior officials.

Boards should be put up outside illegal structures, informing people not to purchase houses in the project and complaints should be lodged with the police against the offenders for further action, he said.

Pointing out that a number of complaints about illegal constructions have been received from Kalwa, Diwa and Mumbra areas in the city, Bangar said, "While demolishing the unauthorised buildings and houses, the officials should ensure that such structures are pulled down completely."

"Details of each and every unauthorised structure needs to be registered and if the Assistant Municipal Commissioner concerned fails to take action, and if there is any delay, then that official will face disciplinary action," he added.

The municipal commissioner also asked the officials to prepare a dashboard giving details about the unauthorised constructions within 15 days.

A building located in Lucky Compound of Mumbra's Shil-Daighar area, came down crashing on April 4, 2013, killing 74 people and injuring over 60.

Meanwhile, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) on Wednesday announced that the water supply will be suspended in some areas of Thane for 24 hours due to urgent maintenance and repair work on Friday, September 8.

According to TMC, there will be no water supply from 9.00 am on Friday (September 8) to 9.00 am on Saturday (September 9).

(with PTI inputs)