No need of construction approval on plots up to 100 sq m: MCDs

In a major relief to the small plot owners in the National Capital, the BJP ruled Municipal Corporations today decided to waive off the need to get the building construction plans approved for plots upto 100 sq metres.
The decision was taken here following a meeting of all municipal councillors of BJP and those who contested on party ticket in all three corporations.
"The owners of the plot upto 100 sq m will just have to give an affidavit to the corporation that they would follow all the municipal rules and they can do the construction without any hindrance," said BJP state president Vijay Goel.

The meeting also deliberated on raising the issue of municipal councillors being not allowed to spend the money from the councillor fund in unauthorised colonies where more than 40 lakh people live, with the Lt governor.
"Delhi Government is stalling the development work in unauthorised colonies by not allowing councillors to spend their funds in these colonies.
"More than 40 lakh people reside in unauthorized colonies. If the councillors are not permitted to spend money, we will stage a dharna and even approach the High Court. We will also take up the issue with the LG," said Goel.

The meeting also discussed upon setting a helpline in Delhi BJP office to monitor sanitation related issues to help residents in areas.

Goel also asked its councillors to work on ensuring best possible sanitation in their respective wards.
Further, a committee headed by BJP MLA Nand Kishore Garg has been set up to give suggestions on the unification of the three Municipal corporations- NDMC, SDMC and EDMC, a move said to ensure public convenience and better functioning of the corporations.
"The Committee will review the case of reuniting the three municipal corporations. The trifurcation done by Congress has created more problems than it solved so many in our party are in favour of reversing the trifurcation and having only one MCD," Goel said.

Citing public inconvenience, lack of funds and assistance by the state and central government as the reasons, Goel said the committee will give recommendations whether the three corporations should be unified again.
The meeting also decided that all the BJP councillors will go door to door in their wards as a part of 'Ek Note-Kamal Par Vote'.
They would seek votes and funds from households for Lok Sabha campaign, said Goel.