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In Gurugram, over 600 property owners in DLF-3 have received DTCP notices demanding restoration of unauthorized alterations to their buildings by the first week of March. The enforcement measures, which include cancellation of occupancy certificates, property sealing, and utility cut-offs, follow unsatisfactory replies to initial show-cause notices regarding commercial use in residential areas. The action was triggered by a court petition and extensive DTCP raids that uncovered violations at 4,200 sites, especially on EWS-designated plots transformed into multi-storeyed buildings. Additional illegal modifications, affecting 500 properties, have strained civic infrastructure, intensifying Gurugram real estate news concerns over safety and urban planning.
In Gurugram, over 600 property owners in DLF-3 have been issued notices from the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) instructing them to renovate their buildings to the original structure or face penalisation. The property owners have been given time until the first week of March after which the DTCP is set to take strict action. This includes cancellation of occupancy certificates, sealing the properties, and cutting off water and sewer lines. Advertisement
DTCP officials stated last week that owners of these buildings were first served show-cause notices but did not make satisfactory replies in response to unauthorised construction or commercial usage of residential buildings. The second enforcement phase consists of restoration notices, providing owners of properties with one to two weeks to revert their buildings to their original position and discontinue commercial activities.
This action by the department comes after a DLF resident approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court with a petition against building code violations in the complex. According to directions of the High Court, DTCP raided 15,000 properties in DLF 1-5 and found violations at 4,200 sites.
A huge number of violations were found in properties being earmarked for economically weaker sections (EWS). In most cases, these 60-square-yard plots were illegally developed into multi-storeyed buildings, ranging up to eight floors. These structures were mostly utilized as paying-guest houses or rented out to companies, violating their specific purpose of offering low-cost housing.
Also, 500 more properties were discovered to have unauthorized alterations, including building rooms in stilt spaces, covering backyard spaces, blocking ventilation cut-outs, and increasing rooftops. These unauthorized constructions not only disturbed the designed pattern of the area but also put enormous pressure on civic infrastructure, resulting in extreme parking congestion, sewage overflows, and safety hazards.
The decisive measures taken by the DTCP underscore a resolute commitment to upholding urban planning standards and ensuring public safety in Gurugram. As property owners face stringent deadlines to rectify unauthorized alterations, the initiative aims to restore the original integrity of the neighborhood and alleviate mounting pressures on civic infrastructure.
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