Illegal constructions will not be regularised: Singh

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today expressed concern over haphazard and illegal constructions being carried by some unscrupulous elements and said those who violate the norms would not get any relief as such deviations would not be regularised.
"It has been observed that lot many people were raising additional structures, commercial or domestic, with anticipation of being regularised under new Town and Country Planning (TCP) draft ordinance/Bill but these people are badly mistaken and the government would not relax the norms for them," Singh said while talking to reporters.
Heavy penalty would be imposed upon such defaulters and they would not be entitled for regularisation of such illegally raised structures, he added.

The Chief Minister said a record of illegal constructions which came-up during last 15 days or so after the withdrawal of the ordinance would be obtained through video footage and satellite images.
A week long special session of Himachal assembly would be convened to pass the new Town and Country Planning (amendment) Bill, Singh said, adding that he personally feels that a building or a structure should not go above a certain height and there were certain clauses in the lapsed ordinance which needed to be analysed and the Government now intents to bring a proper bill.
The chief minister accused the Opposition of disrupting the budget and monsoon sessions and said assembly sessions are convened to debate on important issues concerning the people.

Replying to a question on recovery of security fee from Himachal Pradesh Cricket Academy (HPCA) for conducting IPL league and other matches, Singh said HPCA was a business concern involved in commercial venture and they must pay the prescribed fee as being done in other states.