Scandal building ordered demolished
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January 17, 2011, Monday
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AN upscale apartment building that has caused an Indian political scandal was ordered yesterday to be razed as it violates coastal protection laws.
The 31-story building in Mumbai was intended for war veterans and widows, but the apartments were bought at cut-rate prices by top politicians and military brass. Maharashtra state's chief minister resigned late last year because of the scandal.
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said yesterday the building must be demolished within three months for violating coastal zoning laws. It was planned as six stories originally, but its finished height violates bans on tall structures near the coast.
Adarsh Housing Society's attorney Satish Maneshinde said yesterday that he would soon file an appeal challenging the demolition order.
The land was for a building of apartments for disabled veterans, war widows and heroes of the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan that raged for three months across the disputed Kashmir region.
Indian media have identified only three of the 103 apartments having gone to such residents. The others are owned by former military leaders, relatives of federal ministers and scores of top politicians and bureaucrats in Maharashtra.
The 31-story building in Mumbai was intended for war veterans and widows, but the apartments were bought at cut-rate prices by top politicians and military brass. Maharashtra state's chief minister resigned late last year because of the scandal.
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said yesterday the building must be demolished within three months for violating coastal zoning laws. It was planned as six stories originally, but its finished height violates bans on tall structures near the coast.
Adarsh Housing Society's attorney Satish Maneshinde said yesterday that he would soon file an appeal challenging the demolition order.
The land was for a building of apartments for disabled veterans, war widows and heroes of the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan that raged for three months across the disputed Kashmir region.
Indian media have identified only three of the 103 apartments having gone to such residents. The others are owned by former military leaders, relatives of federal ministers and scores of top politicians and bureaucrats in Maharashtra.
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