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However, where the Government lands are allotted for rehabilitating the protected hutment dwellers with permission to construct ground floor structure and if that hutment dweller, apart from constructing the authorized ground floor structure, undertakes unauthorized construction over and above the ground floor, then the question arises, as to who would initiate action for removing the unauthorized construction. As the ground floor structure on Government land is protected, office of the Additional Collector (ENC/Removal) considers that it is the responsibility of the MCGM to remove the unauthorized additional structure. However, the MCGM considers that since the unauthorized additions are on Government land, office of the Additional Collector (ENC/Removal) is liable to take appropriate action under the Slums Act/ MLRC. It is thus observed that in view of this confusion existing between the two authorities, it would be proper to give appropriate directions so that both the authorities work in tandem.

VI. GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION DATED 2 MARCH 2009 This Government Resolution provides for measures for controlling and/or removing unauthorized construction and encroachments in urban areas of the State. The preamble of this Government Resolution recites that with increasing urbanization, the problems of unauthorized construction and encroachments in cities was becoming serious every passing day. It records that it was experienced, that the measures taken by the Government and the local bodies from time to time were not effective, hence, it was under consideration of the government to frame a comprehensive scheme for controlling and removing unauthorized construction/encroachments in urban areas. Accordingly, to achieve controlling and removing of unauthorized constructions and encroachments, the State Government decided to interalia take the following effective measures :-

(i) To create dedicated and competent machinery for controlling and removal of unauthorized construction/ encroachments in the local bodies. Under this head, it was provided to form an unauthorized constructions/ encroachments control and removal team which would be created at Head Office level and also at every Ward level. The team was to work under the leadership of Assistant Commissioner/ Ward Officer. Also provision for staff and machinery like trucks, dumpers, JCB machines etc. were to be made available to the teams constituted to take action on unauthorized construction/ encroachment control. It also provided for creation of urban police as authorized under Section 21 of the Bombay Police Act,1951, and creation of independent and special police station for urban crimes and machinery to deal with such urban offences.
i) Deputy Collector at the unauthorized Head Office level constructions.

                                                   ii) Assistant     Commissioner/ Personal liability
                                                       Ward Officer at the Ward would be fixed
                                                       level                        on the concerned
                                                                                    officer/ staff for
                                                   b. In Nagar parishad areas: not prescribing
                                                       Chief Officer                Notices, bringing
                                                                                    to notice the
                                                   II. Chief Officer and Assistant unauthorized
                                                       commissioner/Ward Officer constructions or
                                                       shall appoint Beat Inspector taking action
                                                       and Beat Mukadam             against the said
                                                                                    illegal
                                                   a. Beat Inspector and Beat constructions.
                                                       Mukadam        would      be
                                                       patrolling in regions where
                                                       urban offenses are likely to
                                                       be committed.

                                                   b. Beat Inspector to conduct
                                                      enquiries     and      bring
                                                      unauthorized constructions
                                                      to the notice of the Chief
                                                      Officer/ Ward Officer.

                                                   III. An    officer   would     be
                                                        appointed to verify incidents
                                                        and submit his reports to
                                                        the concerned Ward Officer/
                                                        Chief Officer

                                                   IV. The     Additional  Deputy
                                                       Commissioner         (head
                                                       Officer)      (Unauthorized
                                                       construction Department)
                                                       would supervise the daily
                                                       reports of encroachments
                                                       and     and    unauthorized
                                                       construction.


                                                   V.    The daily note of action
                                                         should be submitted to the
                                                         Commissioner.





                                                       VI. Creation of Unauthorized
                                                           constructions/
                                                           encroachments control and
                                                           removal team at the Head
                                                           Office Level and Ward level

                                                       VII. Creation of an 'Urban Police'
                                                            to take cognizance of the
                                                            offenses under the MMC Act
                                                            or MRTP Act

                                                       VIII.    On      a      resolution
                                                           received by the concerned
                                                           Municipal Corporation,
                                                       a. Independent and Special
                                                           Police station for registering
                                                           and dealing with offenses of
                                                           unauthorized construction/
                                                           encroachment
                                                       b. Special Courts to deal with
                                                           the offenses under the MMC
                                                           Act as well as the MRTP Act


Government Circular Encroachments on                   Following       officers     wereIf the concerned
dated 7 September   government land: Regarding         entrusted with the responsibilityofficers passed
2010                prevention, removal and            of filing complaints with the    over their duties,
                    filing complaint                   police:                          the Superior
                                                       Concerned           Talathi/Circle
                                                                                        should fix
                                                       officer: for Government land     responsibility
                                                                                        and take action
                                                       Local Forest officer: for forest against the
                                                       land                             concerned
                                                                                        officers.
                                                       Concerned Gram Sevak and
                                                       Chief Officer of the Nagar
                                                       Palika: for Gairan and public
                                                       lands

                                                       Local officer: for other areas
Government            Certifying        that      the --