CMC orders demolition of unauthorised under-construction buildings in Cyberabad

Following the Gachibowli building collapse that killed two workers, Cyberabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner G Srijana directed officials to identify and demolish unauthorised under-construction buildings. The drive will target specified constructions, with demolitions monitored daily to ensure enforcement and accountability.

Hyderabad: Two days after a seven-storeyed illegal apartment collapsed and two workers were killed at Anjaiah Nagar in Gachibowli, the Commissioner of Cyberabad Municipal Corporation G Srijana on Monday directed the Town Planning and enforcement teams to identify and demolish unauthorised under-construction buildings that fall under specified categories.

In a press statement, the Commissioner directed officials concerned to identify under-construction buildings on plots below 75 sq. yards where construction exceeded 7 metres in height, and buildings on plots above 75 sq. yards constructed without any building permission, irrespective of the height of construction.

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She too directed the teams that all under-construction buildings identified under these categories shall be taken up for demolition through enforcement drives, it said.

Further CMC official also instructed that such cases shall be identified irrespective of the source of detection, whether through citizen complaints or suo motu detection by the concerned field teams, according to the official statement.

The number of demolitions carried out under these categories will be monitored on a daily basis from today to ensure continuous enforcement and accountability.

The officials were directed to maintain strict field-level monitoring, promptly identify such constructions and take necessary enforcement action, added the press statement.