Gurgaon: Around 37 buildings have been sealed in DLF-2 over three days. As part of an intensified crackdown on unauthorised commercial activities in residential properties, the enforcement team of the department of town and country planning (DTCP) on Saturday — the third day of the drive — sealed 11 more buildings, taking action against offices, clinics, guesthouses, storage facilities and other commercial establishments operating in violation of approved land use norms.The three-day campaign began on Nov 12, when four buildings were sealed. On Nov 13, the enforcement team sealed 22 properties. The latest action covered properties on Bougainvillea Marg and Akashneem Marg, where commercial activities were found operating from basements, ground floors and upper storeys. In several cases, entire buildings were sealed, while in others, specific floors being used for commercial purposes were locked.On Bougainvillea Marg, the enforcement team sealed the entire building at house number 2, where a supermarket, a skincare clinic and a travel agency office were operating. The first floor of house number 5, which was being used as an office, was also sealed. The entire building at house number 11, housing the office of Vikas Builders, was among the properties targeted.At house number 19, action was taken against commercial storage facilities operating in the basement and Batra Properties and other property dealer offices on the ground floor.The drive also covered several properties on Akashneem Marg. “The entire S+4 building at house number 78, which housed the office of architect Sumit Dhawan, was sealed. At house numbers 106 and 107, where two plots had been combined for commercial use, the first, second and third floors were sealed,” said town planner Amit Madholia. Madholia added the enforcement drive would continue and warned property owners and occupants against running unauthorised PGs, guesthouses, offices, clinics and other commercial establishments from residential premises without the required approvals. The department has also urged property owners and operators to adhere to sanctioned building plans and prescribed land-use regulations to avoid enforcement action.The department also sealed a clinic and property consultancy office operating from the basement of house number 92, along with a guesthouse running from the ground and first floors of house number 92A. In J-1 block, the basement, second and third floors of house number 37, used by Perfect Estate property consultancy, were sealed. Action was also taken against commercial activities operating from the basement of house number 38.Officials said the campaign was aimed at ensuring compliance with Supreme Court directions, approved building plans and licence conditions governing land use in residential areas. Unauthorised commercial establishments in residential buildings affect the original planning of neighbourhoods, besides putting pressure on parking facilities and other civic infrastructure.
