The three-member commission of advocates constituted by Jharkhand High Court has found gross violations of building bylaws in the industrial hub of Jamshedpur.

The commission of advocates submitted its interim report before the high court on Wednesday. The report was based on their visit to the city after Durga Puja.

“Prima facie there are gross violations of building bylaws. No steps have been taken by the instrumentalities of the State even before issuing completion certificates or any spot verification during these constructions. Now it is high time to take some stringent and corrective measures so that in the age of urbanisation mushroom growth be regulated. The first casualties of such violations are the honest citizens who have followed the Rules. If no exemplary action is taken now against the violators then it may be a heyday for them,” the report states, a copy of which is with The
Telegraph.

“It calls for being remarked that a deeper inspection and scrutiny is required, building-wise and area-wise, with all cooperation being enforced from the relevant authorities as well as private individuals,” the report suggests.

The report further states: “There appeared to be blatant violations of the building construction laws and conditions. The extent of violations were such which cannot be attributed to only the violators; rather the liberty with which the violations have been practised makes us compelled to comment that there ought to be connivance of the responsible authorities with the beneficiaries of violations.”

“The most harrowing situation was presented by the so-called parking spaces of the multi-storied commercial buildings, even though it was a Sunday. In a large number of multi-storied commercial buildings, the basement/parking areas were closed with permanent structures and/or iron grills. There was no parking area on the ground floor of those buildings within their campus. The visitors appeared to be forced to park vehicles on the road/roadside footpath restricting the pedestrian’s movement,” the report claims.

“Most of the basements meant for parking were converted into shops numerous in numbers,” the report added.

It also requested further visits to Jamshedpur to prepare a detailed report giving the details of ground realities to answer the queries made by the high court order dated September 19.