Buildings sealed for plan violations in Ooty

The officials said that there were 900-plus appeals from owners of buildings under dispute.

Officials sealing an unauthorised building near Fernhill in Udhagamandalam on Friday.- Photo: M.Sathyamoorthy

Officials of the Udhagamandalam Municipality on Friday acted against owners of buildings that were constructed in violation of rules by sealing them.

Action

According to sources, officials in the town planning wing, sealed a cottage, automobile workshop and two houses on Coonoor Road after the building owners failed to comply with the orders the State Government had issued in response to their appeal on building plan violations. They said that every two weeks or so, the Government officials, after considering the appeals of the owners of buildings, issued orders asking the owners to comply within a specified time frame. When the owners failed, the civic body acted against them.

Four buildings

In all, the Municipality was supposed to act against five buildings on Friday but it took up only four after the owner of one of the buildings said that he was demolishing the building.

Appeals

The officials said that there were 900-plus appeals from owners of buildings under dispute and from time to time the civic body was acting against them.