Dharwad mishap: 7 HDMP officials suspended

  • | Saturday | 23rd March, 2019

The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) makes it mandatory for all commercial and residential real estate projects where the land is over 500 square metres to register with the RERA for launching a project, in order to provide greater transparency in project-marketing and execution. For ongoing projects which have not received completion certificate on the date of commencement of the Act, will have to seek registration within three months, he noted. Khader said that the government has considered this incident seriously and the regional commissioner has already ordered for time-bound magisterial inquiry headed by the additional deputy commissioner.Prima facie, it appears that negligence by the officials too is one of the reasons for this disaster. After getting the detailed report, the government will initiate stern action against all those officials involved in certifying the building, the minister said.The officials across the state have been issued direction to inspect the stability of the multi-storied buildings in their jurisdiction and measures taken for the safety of the people, he added.Apart from this, Khader said,the government will effectively implement the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. DHARWAD: The Karnataka government on Saturday has ordered suspension of seven officials of Hubballi- Dharwad Municipal Corporation for their alleged negligence and dereliction of duty which caused a major disaster in Kumareshwar Nagar of Dharwad.Urban development minister U T Khader who visited the building crash site at Kumareshwar Nagar on Belagavi road in Dharwad on Saturday announced that based on the preliminary report, he had ordered suspension of seven officers with immediate effect.Town Planning officer Mukund Joshi, Town planning cell assistant director Ashok Gadag, zonal officer Prabhakar Doddmani, executive engineer V Sridhar, assistant executive engineer Chandrappa, Town Planning cell deputy director B V Hiremath and assistant commissioner (zone-3) Santosh Anishettar have been kept under suspension, pending inquiry.The minister reviewed the rescue operations and gathered information from the HDMP officials on reasons for the collapse and casualties.

DHARWAD: The Karnataka government on Saturday has ordered suspension of seven officials of Hubballi- Dharwad Municipal Corporation for their alleged negligence and dereliction of duty which caused a major disaster in Kumareshwar Nagar of Dharwad.Urban development minister U T Khader who visited the building crash site at Kumareshwar Nagar on Belagavi road in Dharwad on Saturday announced that based on the preliminary report, he had ordered suspension of seven officers with immediate effect.Town Planning officer Mukund Joshi, Town planning cell assistant director Ashok Gadag, zonal officer Prabhakar Doddmani, executive engineer V Sridhar, assistant executive engineer Chandrappa, Town Planning cell deputy director B V Hiremath and assistant commissioner (zone-3) Santosh Anishettar have been kept under suspension, pending inquiry.The minister reviewed the rescue operations and gathered information from the HDMP officials on reasons for the collapse and casualties. Khader said that the government has considered this incident seriously and the regional commissioner has already ordered for time-bound magisterial inquiry headed by the additional deputy commissioner.Prima facie, it appears that negligence by the officials too is one of the reasons for this disaster. After getting the detailed report, the government will initiate stern action against all those officials involved in certifying the building, the minister said.The officials across the state have been issued direction to inspect the stability of the multi-storied buildings in their jurisdiction and measures taken for the safety of the people, he added.Apart from this, Khader said,the government will effectively implement the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) makes it mandatory for all commercial and residential real estate projects where the land is over 500 square metres to register with the RERA for launching a project, in order to provide greater transparency in project-marketing and execution. For ongoing projects which have not received completion certificate on the date of commencement of the Act, will have to seek registration within three months, he noted.

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