Cracking Down on Illegal Construction

Nellore City News

Posted by AI on 2025-07-30 23:11:28 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-12-13 00:51:10

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Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC) has initiated a special drive to remove illegal layouts and unauthorised constructions across the city. Officials demolished unauthorised constructions in several layouts, including Garden City Extension in Ambapuram, Sri Sai Brundavanam Smart City Phase A&B in Gudipallipadu, and Sri Sai Nagar Phase-I and II.

The drive is carried out by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP), Regional Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning (RDDTP), Urban Local Body (ULB), and Urban Development Authority (UDA) officials jointly. They conduct raids in various layouts in the city. The NMC identified illegal layouts based on complaints received at the DTCP office and started demolishing unauthorised constructions this week. According to Andhra Pradesh Layout Rules, 2017, NMC has instructed the Registrar and Electricity Department not to register such properties or provide them with electricity.

The corporation has issued advisories to property buyers not to purchase any plots in unauthorised layouts. It warned builders and developers of stern action against illegal constructions. NMC Commissioner Y.O. Nandan directed the planning secretaries to monitor the construction of new buildings within their ward secretariat limits and file chargesheets on those constructed in violation of building permissions. He advised them to identify unauthorised layouts at the construction stage itself and bring them to the notice of higher authorities and respond to the building applications in their DPMS logins within 24 hours and take appropriate action. He also assured resolving the issues received at the public grievance redressal platform within stipulated time.

Meanwhile, Mr. Nandan asked the secretaries to personally serve court summons to the building owners of the illegal structures and file criminal cases under Section 93 of the AP Municipal Corporation Act, 1955.

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