Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: Intensifying its drive against illegal/unauthorized constructions, the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) stopped illegal construction at Sunjwan, here today.
During the drive, the officials of the JMC and Police dismantled the shuttering of the illegal construction. The JMC Commissioner stated that the authority shall continue such drives against those constructions which have been raised illegally as well as unauthorized ways without obtaining proper permission from JMC and added that JMC shall not tolerate any kind of violation in Master Plan-2032 and violator shall be dealt with under the relevant provisions of the law.
The Commissioner further appeal to the general public to refrain from raising illegal constructions and get building plans approved for commercial and residential purpose and raise building according to approved building plan, failing which action as warranted under Jammu and Kashmir Control of Building Operation Act, 1988 and other Acts in vogue viz., Jammu and Kashmir, Municipal Corporation Act-2000 will be taken against the violators including sealing and demolition of the illegal structures.
She added that JMC has introduced online building permission systems (OBPS) which are very user friendly through which the residents can get their building plans approved within the shortest possible time at their door steps. Even if they don’t require coming to the office, everything is available online.