This story is from June 25, 2019

MDDA to fine builders for illegal construction

Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) has decided to impose a fine of Rs 1 lakh per hectare on builders if the illegal plotting demolished by the authority is constructed again.
MDDA to fine builders for illegal construction
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DEHRADUN: MussoorieDehradun Development Authority (MDDA) has decided to impose a fine of Rs 1 lakh per hectare on builders if the illegal plotting demolished by the authority is constructed again.
The MDDA, in its board meeting on Monday, decided to make changes to the Uttarakhand Urban and Country Planning and Development Act of 1973 while also proposing police action against the encroachers.

The authority has also decided to levy taxes on land subdivision.
“While the tax rate on the residential land division in the Dehradun Municipal Corporation area was fixed at one percent, for the non-residential properties it would two percent. In the areas outside the Dehradun municipal area it would be five percent for the residential and seven percent for non-residential properties,” said Sanjeevan Soontha, systems administrator, MDDA.
MDDA has also prohibited amendments for making changes in a building after its construction is completed.
“There have been instances where the changes have been made in the building after the issuance of a completion certificate. However that won’t happen from now on,” Soontha said.
The expected earnings and estimates of expenditure of the current financial year were also discussed in the meeting.
The MDDA aims to earn Rs 805.48 crore in the financial year 2019-20 whereas its expenditure is estimated to be around Rs 655.99 crore.

The other decisions of the civic body include a 10% spike in the number of high and middle income flats at Transport Nagar and ISBT and giving preference to families registered under the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana in the upcoming projects and changing the lower income category units at the Transport Nagar into housing for students.
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