How illegal construction paralyses our cities

Q: Governments and municipalities across the world are conducting a war against illegal constructions over a decade.

Rubiya,

8th July 2015

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Don't forget that poverty plays a major role in illegal construction and accommodations. However, the more relevant cause is the profit motive of unethical developers. Illegal buildings are already hijacking the future of our cities. It is high time that the state and central governments takes the strongest possible measures to control this threaten.

Shreya Agarwal, Mumbai

8th July 2015

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Good evening everybody,
There is only one reason and that is financial profits. Illegal construction is so profitable to unethical developers that there is a population explosion which needs to be solved by housing. Where illegal constructions grow side by side legal constructions, urban areas soon become wastelands of misrule and pollution.

Kaushik Bardia,

8th July 2015

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I appreciate it Kaushik,
Illegal constructions start with four walls and a ceiling but soon take the form of high rise building, attracting more renters. They are often seen coming up in peripheral areas and even in premises of public utility like parks, near highways, streets, community centers, etc. These buildings are constructed without the inputs of licensed engineers and architects. Failing any safety norms, these are also the first buildings to be affected by climatic trouble.

Balwinder Singh,

8th July 2015

@Balwinder,
In any developing city, it is not rare to find anything between 30-60% of the population living in slums or otherwise unauthorized spaces. Since these constructions are not regularized. They do not enjoy the amenities of piped water, storm drainage, sewers, roads, electricity, public transportation or health care. And govt. is not taking action against them as they are the vote bank for them.

Kaushik Bardia,

8th July 2015

This only happens because of passive outlook of the Indian Government towards such construction. As a result several problems in areas round up by illegal buildings, including: 1) Absence of housing-related public services such as water and sanitation, 2) The residents of such areas and buildings are not eligible for loans improve their homes or to expand business that they run from them, since banks will not accept illegal structures as collateral.

Balwinder Singh,

8th July 2015

Hi Rubiya,
This has been a global fact, disabling cities and dealing their logical growth. Urban development is not just about high rise constructions but a attentive planning. Open spaces and reconstruction are a part of this planning and thus countries like India have been investing in demolitions as a planning tool. And ultimately, we poor people have to bear as a different type of taxes.

Abhishek,

8th July 2015

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Right Abhishek,
Successful urban planning in India will only have a future when it is completed by efforts to educate the general public about its importance. Real estate buyers need to know how illegal constructions impact regional planning and development and effect them personally.

Balwinder Singh,

8th July 2015

Sorry to say that education of developers is equally important that if more real estate developers understood the deeper logic of urban planning. They would not violate municipal norms and standards. However. If we look at the problem of illegal construction in India, it is evident that the root cause is developers who just could not care those norms and standards.

Abhishek,

8th July 2015