A 5-storey commercial building is coming up on a residential site at the circle opposite V.V. Puram Police Station . This building is in violation of Mysore City Corporation building bylaws and will pose serious problems to pedestrians and vehicular traffic. There are no setbacks and the cellar which should be used for parking according to bylaws will evidently be not used for parking since no access has been provided (Even if access can be provided, it will violate 1:10 slope mandated by law).
Customer vehicles can not be parked on the street as it is a very busy corner and is adjoined by a bus stop. It is shocking that this building has been given a building licence. If by chance, MCC has not issued a building licence to the building, it is shocking that MCC has not stopped the construction of this illegal building which is in such a prominent location. Either way, it highlights serious dereliction of duty by MCC officials.
What is even more shocking is that such illegal buildings are the norm in Mysore rather than the exception. MGP has complained about many such buildings when they were being built but they get completed and more such buildings keep coming up. Our elected representatives are also not taking this problem seriously.
Bhamy V Shenoy, MGP