‘Illegal’ section of building razed to ground in Moradabad’s Civil Lines

Moradabad Development Authority (MDA) on Friday razed several illegal constructions, including a section of a three-storey building owned by the Chadha Group, that encroached upon roads in Civil Lines area.
According to officials, the three-storey building, having nine flats, was being constructed without the requisite permit and an approved map. MDA's sub-divisional magistrate Prabuddha Singh had issued a notice a month ago, citing that the construction was done without an approved map, and asked the owner to vacate the place.The MDA notice, however, was ignored and the construction of the building continued.
Speaking to TOI, an official of Govind Sahakari Samiti, a wing of the Chadha Group that looks after construction business, said, "The land was allotted by the government, and MDA had approved the map in 2014. Now, they found that a section of the building was being constructed against the approved map, following which it was razed." Vice chairman of MDA, Madhusudan Nagaraj Hulgi, said, “The building was being constructed without a permit or an approved map from the authority. Therefore, the court ordered the demolition of the illegal construction.”