MYSORE: Will the Mysore City Corporation's (MCC) decision to make procurement of "Commencement Certificate" for new structures help in curbing building bylaws violation that is rampant in the city?

The question assumes significance as the city is poised for growth and is expected to witness a construction boom, thus making it imperative to enforce bylaw guidelines to conserve its beauty.

Though the corporation has asserted its determination to crack the whip, it will be of little use unless the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) invokes the provisions of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act and make it mandatory for all constructions to get "Commencement Certificate" after completing the foundation stone stage.

This is because all new localities are in the jurisdiction of the MUDA and will be transferred to the corporation only after development works and civic amenities are completed. If the MUDA fails to act, then the corporation would inherit localities in which most buildings would have violated the bylaw regulations. It will have little option but to regularise them. This will defeat the purpose of making it mandatory to obtain "Commencement Certificate" and will give room for corruption.

Procurement of "Commencement Certificate" is mandatory for all constructions under the Karnataka Country and Town Planning Act and entails upon the authorities to inspect a new project, residential or commercial, after the foundation stone is laid and tally it with the building plan submitted to the authorities.

If the authorities find any discrepancy and deviation in the construction, then the portion of the structure that violates the law will be demolished, according to corporation Commissioner Chandrashekar.

He has issued circular to corporation engineers and the law is being enforced from November 1. He will appeal to the MUDA to issue similar circular to its engineers failing which violations will continue unabated.

Non-governmental organisations have said that implementation of building bylaw regulations is imperative for the orderly growth of the city and more so in view of the city's projected growth. New localities have been sanctioned and the residential character of neighbourhood will be lost if all types of buildings are allowed to come up. It is here that the MUDA should act as the new localities are within its jurisdiction or it will be an exercise in futility.

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