CHENNAI: Demolition notices for several unauthorised buildings under construction on Old Karikattukuppam beach in Muttukadu panchayat, citing violations of the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971, were served on Wednesday.
This follows the TNIE article on how land sharks were violating the Chengalpattu beaches.
Notices pasted on the buildings give building owners a 15-day deadline.
One such notice, issued to 'Zakir Hussain', a copy of which is available with TNIE, addresses an unauthorised building at Survey No. 137/24, 25, 26, and Old Survey No. 107/1 (part) in Muttukadu village, Thiruporur taluk, Chengalpattu district.
Following a site inspection on April 16 and a directive from the district collector, the Mamallapuram Local Planning Authority confirmed the violation.
The notice, issued under Section 56(1) of the Act, mandates the restoration of the site to its original condition through demolition or alteration within 15 days from receipt.
Failure to comply will prompt authorities to undertake demolition under Section 56(5), with costs recoverable from the property owner.
Additionally, the notice requires discontinuing the building's use within the same period, with non-compliance risking locking and sealing of the premises under Section 56(2-A), the notice reads.
The notices were copied to the Muttukadu Panchayat President and the Block Development Officer, Thiruporur Panchayat Union, for coordinated enforcement.
AR Rahul Nadh, director of Department of Environment and member secretary of Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority, said these notices are for planning permission violation under DTCP norms, while separate proceedings for building permanent structures in No Development Zone (NDZ) under Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 will also be initiated forthwith.
Thiruporur tahsildar Natarajan said a detailed inquiry was ordered to identify more such violations in the area for which a survey will be conducted shortly.
The revenue authorities claim the land owners have patta, but are built without permission and fall within the NDZ, where such constructions are prohibited.