Continuing its drive against illegal constructions, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has issued notices to 13 allottees for raising fresh constructions in their units or on government land in sectors 40, 41, 42, 43, 56, 44, 45, Dadumajra colony and Dhanas.
According to the procedure decided by CHB, in case the allottee does not stop the illegal constructions, they will be demolished the very next day. However, if the constructions are stopped, the allottee will be given three days to remove the violations.
After the stipulated time period, the CHB officials will conduct a fresh inspection and in case of non-removal of the violations, a demolition programme, at the risk and cost of the allottee, will be scheduled to raze such structures.
A senior CHB official said though necessary precautions are taken during the demolition, there is still a possibility that adjoining structures may get damaged and the alloteee will be responsible for such extra damage to their own or adjoining units.
The committee dealing with need-based changes found that about 90% of the CHB dwelling units had some or the other structural violation. The changes include additional rooms and toilets, conversion of balconies into rooms and of courtyard, and building stairs on government land.
