MCD for postponing demolition till submission of committee report

New Delhi, Mar 9 (UNI) In what could spell major relief for lakhs of traders and common people, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi today urged Delhi Government and the Centre to approach Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court seeking postponement of demolitions and sealing of commercial units in residential areas till the submission of the report of the Tejender Khanna Committee set up to look into various issues pertaining to unauthorised constructions.

Resolution to this effect was moved by the leader of the MCD Jitender Kochar in a meeting of the Standing Committee here.

On another resolution, the Committee urged the MCD commissioner to approach the Supreme Court to seek additional time for removing the hawkers in the city till a plan was worked out for the rehabilitation of these people.

In the resolution urging a halt on the ongoing demolitions, the Standing Committee said,''since work is going on for framing of the Master Plan 2021, we urge that demolition action by the MCD on unauthorised properties under section 343, 344 and 345 A of the MCD building bye-laws be kept on hold till the recommendations of the Tejender Khanna Committee report are submitted and incorporated in the Master Plan. Till then, action should be taken only on the ongoing unauthorised constructions and encroachments on government land.'' In the resolution pertaining to hawkers in Delhi, the Committee said,''a plan should be framed by the MCD Commissioner to ensure that all the vendors making a living for themselves through unauthorised shops on pavements are not uprooted without working out an alternate source of livelihood for these people,''the resolution said.

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