Rattnanagar Municipality Halts Process for Unapproved Old Structures
Summary
Rattnanagar Municipality has halted the documentation and legalization of old and unapproved structures built in violation of approved building standards. The move follows directives from the Ministry of Urban Development and other federal ministries as the municipality tightens enforcement against unauthorized construction.
Key Points
- Rattnanagar Municipality has stopped documenting old structures built without map approval and issuing completion certificates for non-compliant buildings.
- The municipality says structures built in violation of approved maps, extra additions, or arbitrary alterations will no longer be legalized later.
- Completion certificates will also not be issued for buildings that fail to maintain the required highway road boundary.
- Officials estimate there are about 500 to 700 unmapped or old structures in the municipality, which has around 22,000 households and buildings.
