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NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has issued notices to 27 establishments at Kachipura on Central Bazaar Road asking them to pay arrears on or before Saturday or face seizure two days later.3 crore is pending from 27 units like lawns and restaurants. "These establishments, including Vishnuji ki Rasoi, Sardar ki Rasoi, SAI Vatika lawn, Green Diamond Lawn, Dana Paani, Vasvi lawn, office of Prashant Pawar, Bharat Lawn, Vaibhavlaxmi Lawn, and others are unauthorized constructions. 2 crore property tax and another Rs90 lakh in penalty is pending from them," accordint to the press release.In 2015, the NMC had slapped notices to 67 plot owners including 27 establishments under the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act. The notices have been issued by Dharampeth and Laxmi Nagar zone offices. All have cropped up without any sanction.Also, a drive to demolish the structures was taken up but had to be stopped due to a stay brought by the state's urban development department.The Dharampeth Zone has levied a penalty of double property tax on SAI Vatika Lawn situated at East Shankar Nagar as it came up without any sanction.Of the total penalty of 6.50 lakh, the owner Vijay Talewar has paid Rs3 lakh.The zone also recovered 14.50 lakh as penalty of double property tax from Milton Mall at Laxmi Bhuvan Square after declaring it unauthorized under the MRTP Act..