Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim on Saturday asked the Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings department to offer relief to the owners of small land by relaxing building rules so that they can build homes without taking the illegal route of constructing a building without a sanctioned plan.
The relaxations will be given to those who possess plots of 500 sq ft plot to 2,200 sq ft.
Relaxations will also be given to thika land plots.
Hakim on Saturday asked the officials to launch a ward-wise campaign to make the citizens aware of the change in building rules.
An official said, “Citizens, who are afraid of adhering to rules and don’t want to part with their land due to its small size, land in trouble as these buildings are constructed in absence of a structural engineer’s watch. There is a possibility that promoters may take advantage of this by using inferior construction materials.”
On Saturday, the mayor also lashed out at some unscrupulous promoters who are constructing buildings without caring for the safety of their residents.
Hakim also asked the buildings department senior officials to lodge FIRs against such real estate promoters.