Bhubaneswar: There are around 719 unauthorised apartments in Odisha, Housing and Urban Development Minister Krushna Chandra Mohapatra told the Assembly on Tuesday.
While replying to a question by Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati, Mohapatra said 689 among these illegal structures are under the jurisdictions of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA). “While the exact number of illegal constructions in the state is yet to be ascertained, 719 cases have been registered against such structure in different towns. Among these, 689 cases are in BMC and BDA’s jurisdiction,” he added.
There is a provision under Section 90, 91 and 92 of Orissa Development Authority Act, 1982, to take action against real estate firms or builders for illegal constructions, he noted.
