Govt may legalise some VIP's bungalow illegal constructions

NEW DELHI: The Union Urban Development Ministry is preparing the ground to legalise some of the illegal constructions in the Lutyens Bungalow Zone despite the High Court directives to the contrary.


According to the list being finalised by the CPWD, about ten politicians and senior bureaucrats, who have been found violating building norms in the LBZ, may get relief from the Urban Development Ministry.


"The CPWD has submitted the list of those bungalows where illegal constructions can be made legal citing various reasons," said a senior ministry official.
The relief likely to be granted by the Ministry to VIPs includes former Deputy Prime Minister and senior BJP leader L K Advani, Union Ministers Suresh Pachouri and Kumari Selja, former Governor of Maharashtra P C Alexander and IB Director P C Haldar.


"There are three basic reasons given for making them legal. While some additional constructions carried out are only minor deviation in nature, in some cases it has been attributed to security reasons.
"There are also three bungalows where additional structures are now integral structures of the main building," said the official, adding any attempt to remove the alterations would affect the main structure.

Courtesy;timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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