Mundka fire: North Delhi civic body says owner never applied for sanction of building plan
India Today
Following the investigation into the Mundka fire, the north Delhi civic body said that the building owner had never applied for sanction of building plan.
Days after a massive fire killed 27 people at a four-storey building in West Delhi’s Mundka, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation said that the building owner had never applied for sanction of building plan. The civic body stated that the department was not aware of the fire no-objection certificate.
The NDMC has suspended two section officers and one licensing inspector in connection with the Delhi Mundka fire. According to an official statement, Licensing Inspector Sandeep Kaushik, Section Officer of General Branch S K Sharma, and Section Officer of House Tax Department B R Meena of the Narela Zone were suspended.
A local enquiry has revealed the building’s basement was being used for storage and the ground floor was vacant. The road on which the building was situated was of neither commercial nor mixed land use category.
The NDMC said, “According to records of the Building Department of Narela Zone, the building is about 11 years old. The property was booked by then Najafgarh Zone on March 8, 2011, and June 20, 2011.”
"The owner of the building has paid conversion charges from 2016 to 2018 on basis of self-assessment. No ongoing construction is noticed there. The owner has never applied for sanction of the building plan," the civic body said.
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It said the building was being used for industrial purposes, which is not allowed. The civic body pointed out that no valid factory license has been issued at this location.
