Orissa govt orders demolition of three major malls in city
TNN, Apr 9, 2011, 11.20pm IST
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has decided to demolish three shopping malls Pal Heights at Jayadev Vihar, The World at Sastri Nagar and Big Bazaar at Patia in the city on charges of not providing sufficient parking space and violating the planning and building regulations.
Housing and urban development minister Badri Narayan Patra said the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) did not approve the building plan for these shopping malls. "The plans that had got the nod were for commercial and residential buildings. After the violations came to the government's notice, it decided to raze these buildings to the ground," he told TOI.
The approval was given in tune with the rules prevelant before 2008. According to the present norm, the authorities cannot approve Shopping malls and buildings meant for retail business unless they allot 60 per cent of the total built area for parking.
The three buildings were approved in tune with rules in vogue before 2008. Those rules prescribed that development projects, especially shopping malls and office complexes should have provision for adequate parking space, failing which clearance should not be granted. "But due to lack of adequate parking space, people park their vehicles on roads, causing traffic snarls," an officer in BDA said.
A few months ago, BDA had issued showcause notices to these shopping malls. Their hearing had also been held. Finally, the government decided to demolish the buildings.
The minister further said cases were pending against three other shopping malls Forum Mart at Kharvela Nagar, Pantaloons at Saheed Nagar and Vishal Mega Mart at Nayapalli for violating parking norms. "The malls were served showcause notices and the hearing process is on," an officer said.
While malls are mushrooming all over the city, inadequate parking lots and traffic snarls outside these malls have been causing immense inconvenienceg to the public. Residents say weekends are worse when mall managers ask people to park their vehicles outside because their parking lots are full. "Parking has been a major problem near shopping malls. The traffic aspect was possibly not given due thought while giving a nod to these projects," said Prasant Kumar Das, a resident of Satya Nagar.
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Govt claim to demolish illegal city malls appears unconvincing / PIONEER
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Govt claim to demolish illegal city malls appears unconvincing
May 22, 2011 7:04:19 PM
SAROJ MISHRA | Bhubaneswar
The Minister of Urban Development Badri Naryan Patra answering members' queries in the State Assembly on Friday informed that the State Government has decided to demolish three shopping malls for violating the building plans and not getting approval from the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA).
Here the million dollar question is whether the Urban Development Department or the BDA really has the intention to demolish these malls?
The Minister said the plans that had got approval was for commercial and residential buildings . The three malls which have violated the rules are Big Bazaar at Patia , the World at Shastri Nagar and PAL Heights at Jaydev Vihar. He also informed that cases were pending against three more shopping malls Big Bazaar at Kharvel Nagar, Pantaloons at Saheed Nagar and Vishal Mega Mart at Nayapallifor violating parking norms. They have been issued show cause notice and the hearing is on. When the malls had availed approval it was clearly mentioned that shopping malls and office complexes should have provisions for adequate parking space without which approval or clearance cannot be granted.
Sources said most of the malls in the city do not have 60 per cent parking place according to the BDA norms. When the mall came up the BDA officials were very much aware that they had encroached Government land for constructing the illegal parking lots. Besides the violation of parking norms, the malls have violated fire safety norms and do not have garbage disposal facilities for which during the tenure of Bhubaneswar Municipal Commissioner(BMC) Aparjita Sarangi, the civic body had dumped garbage before the Big Bazaar mall at Ram Mandir Square for littering garbage nearby.
Besides, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has specified conditions such as maintenance of air quality, ambient noise levels - installations of sewerage treatment plants , use of solar energy source of water supply but they were blatantly flouted .All these violations had been reported by The Pioneer on September 26,2009 in an article " Malls flouts norms as agencies remain silent." The city elite said while the malls mushroomed violating all these guidelines the BDA and the Urban Development Department turned a blind eye and slept over the matter. Without a nexus between the unscrupulous officials and the mall promoters things could not have wrong gone so far. So the Minister's statement of the Government demolishing the malls does not should convincing and if one goes through the BDA record, like the earlier orders for demolition of illegal buildings it would gather dust in the files, they said.
Govt claim to demolish illegal city malls appears unconvincing
May 22, 2011 7:04:19 PM
SAROJ MISHRA | Bhubaneswar
The Minister of Urban Development Badri Naryan Patra answering members' queries in the State Assembly on Friday informed that the State Government has decided to demolish three shopping malls for violating the building plans and not getting approval from the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA).
Here the million dollar question is whether the Urban Development Department or the BDA really has the intention to demolish these malls?
The Minister said the plans that had got approval was for commercial and residential buildings . The three malls which have violated the rules are Big Bazaar at Patia , the World at Shastri Nagar and PAL Heights at Jaydev Vihar. He also informed that cases were pending against three more shopping malls Big Bazaar at Kharvel Nagar, Pantaloons at Saheed Nagar and Vishal Mega Mart at Nayapallifor violating parking norms. They have been issued show cause notice and the hearing is on. When the malls had availed approval it was clearly mentioned that shopping malls and office complexes should have provisions for adequate parking space without which approval or clearance cannot be granted.
Sources said most of the malls in the city do not have 60 per cent parking place according to the BDA norms. When the mall came up the BDA officials were very much aware that they had encroached Government land for constructing the illegal parking lots. Besides the violation of parking norms, the malls have violated fire safety norms and do not have garbage disposal facilities for which during the tenure of Bhubaneswar Municipal Commissioner(BMC) Aparjita Sarangi, the civic body had dumped garbage before the Big Bazaar mall at Ram Mandir Square for littering garbage nearby.
Besides, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has specified conditions such as maintenance of air quality, ambient noise levels - installations of sewerage treatment plants , use of solar energy source of water supply but they were blatantly flouted .All these violations had been reported by The Pioneer on September 26,2009 in an article " Malls flouts norms as agencies remain silent." The city elite said while the malls mushroomed violating all these guidelines the BDA and the Urban Development Department turned a blind eye and slept over the matter. Without a nexus between the unscrupulous officials and the mall promoters things could not have wrong gone so far. So the Minister's statement of the Government demolishing the malls does not should convincing and if one goes through the BDA record, like the earlier orders for demolition of illegal buildings it would gather dust in the files, they said.
Bhubaneswar: Three shopping malls including Big Bazaar at Patia will be demolished
Dainik Khabar
Bhubaneswar: Three shopping malls including Big Bazaar at Patia will be demolished
11 April 2011 - 3:46pm
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has ordered to demolish three shopping malls in the capital, Bhubaneswar for not providing sufficient parking space and violating the planning and building regulations.
The three shopping malls are Pal Heights at Jayadev Vihar, The World at Sastri Nagar and Big Bazaar at Patia.
The building plans, that were approved by Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) were for commercial and residential buildings.
"After the violations came to the government's notice, we decided to raze these buildings", housing and urban development minister Badri Narayan Patra said.
According to the present norm, the authorities cannot approve shopping malls and buildings meant for retail business unless they allot 60 per cent of the total built area for parking, failing which clearance should not be granted.
However, due to lack of adequate parking space, people park their vehicles on roads, causing traffic chaos.
A few months ago, BDA had issued show-cause notices to these three shopping malls.Their hearing had also been held.
Finally, the government decided to demolish the buildings.
The minister also added that cases were pending against three other shopping malls in the city, Forum Mart at Kharvela Nagar, Pantaloons at Saheed Nagar and Vishal Mega Mart at Nayapalli for violating parking norms.
The malls were served show-cause notices and the hearing process is still on.
Bhubaneswar: Three shopping malls including Big Bazaar at Patia will be demolished
11 April 2011 - 3:46pm
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has ordered to demolish three shopping malls in the capital, Bhubaneswar for not providing sufficient parking space and violating the planning and building regulations.
The three shopping malls are Pal Heights at Jayadev Vihar, The World at Sastri Nagar and Big Bazaar at Patia.
The building plans, that were approved by Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) were for commercial and residential buildings.
"After the violations came to the government's notice, we decided to raze these buildings", housing and urban development minister Badri Narayan Patra said.
According to the present norm, the authorities cannot approve shopping malls and buildings meant for retail business unless they allot 60 per cent of the total built area for parking, failing which clearance should not be granted.
However, due to lack of adequate parking space, people park their vehicles on roads, causing traffic chaos.
A few months ago, BDA had issued show-cause notices to these three shopping malls.Their hearing had also been held.
Finally, the government decided to demolish the buildings.
The minister also added that cases were pending against three other shopping malls in the city, Forum Mart at Kharvela Nagar, Pantaloons at Saheed Nagar and Vishal Mega Mart at Nayapalli for violating parking norms.
The malls were served show-cause notices and the hearing process is still on.
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