ADA demolishes illegal building

The regulatory wing of the Amritsar Development Authority (ADA) demolished an under-construction illegal building in Metro City colony near Kale Ghanupur village here on Wednesday.

District Town Planner (Regulatory) Gursevak Singh Aulakh said the owners of the building could not produce the no-objection certificate (NOC) and the building map.

Aulakh said they had received several complaints from residents of the locality that builders are constructing buildings by altering the boundary of the plots. An ADA official stated that the building owners were sent several notices but they failed to respond.

He said residents are required to get permission from the ADA before starting any construction. He said action is also being taken against other illegal buildings and no one would be spared. The official added that illegal constructions not only cause problems to residents, but violate the law.