Chandigarh, February 2
In a major demolition drive, the fourth storey of a hotel, GK President at Attawa in Sector 42 here, was demolished by the enforcement department of the municipal corporation (MC) today.
The enforcement team also demolished other parts of the building which had violations. The drive was carried out for five hours by engineers of the road, building and enforcement wings.
A senior official said the owner of the hotel had constructed the fourth storey in violation of building bylaws and in contravention of the building plan sanctioned.
The official further said a toilet and a store had also been constructed on the fourth floor, adding that a notice had been served to the owner of the hotel by the MC in August, 2011.
He stated that the owner of the hotel had, during a hearing, been given time till December 8, 2011, to remove the violations on his own, but no action had been taken.
He asserted that the MC Commissioner exercised powers of Chief Administrator and she had ordered the demolition.
The MC staff was accompanied by a police team to avoid any untoward incident.
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