459 illegal pvt apartments identified.
As many as 459 privately owned illegal apartments have been identified in and around Bhubaneswar.
"Cases have been filed against all the 459 private illegal apartments under Section 91 (1) of the ODA Act, 1982. Demolition order has been given for 149 apartments while drop order has been issued for 22 others.
“Hearing is underway for the remaining 288 apartments”, minister for housing & urban development Badri Narayan Patra said in the state assembly.
Demolition orders have been given for IDBI Bank, Sarthak Builders, M D Metro Builders, Arya Construction, Manorama Properties, Nirmala Plaza, Sidharth Apartment, Amrita Plaza and Bhagaban Tower to name a few.
Drop orders have been issued against Utkal Cooperative Banking, Subash Bhura, chairman of city-based Utkal Builders and a host of other individuals.
Among the cases of other illegal apartments which are being heard are Nilachal Builders, Metro Tower, Institute of Technical Education & Research (ITER), Bishnupriya Apartment, Surya Apartment and Maruti Builders to name a few.