Newmai News Network Aizawl | February 1 Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) Commissioner Dr H Lalthangliana on Monday said that the corporation would take action against those who failed to abide by Building Regulation, according to the Mizoram Post newspaper. The Commissioner on Monday invited news reporters over a cup of tea at his office chamber and interacted with them over the activities of the corporation. It reported that Dr Lalthangliana said that the AMC has a soft corner and patiently dealt with those failing to abide by building regulation. He however, said that if a person goes ahead with disobeying the regulation, the AMC would pull down his building. “We are reluctant to go with knocking down the building of defaulters that is why we patiently dealt with them and gave them a chance to follow the regulation while constructing a house and told them how it is wrong to go against the regulation,” he said further viewing that Mizo people sincerely obey laws. No one from among those who constructed their buildings against regulations objected to their houses being pulled down. “It is a matter of happiness that those who construct a building against the regulation did not hesitate to demolish their building when suggested to do so,” he said, adding that if a person refused to obey the law the corporation will knock down his building. According to the commissioner, the AMC has conducted mass inspection on violation of building regulation in last year accordingly which some people were ordered not to go ahead with their construction, Mizoram Post further reported. He said that the corporation would check on those who were given stay order. If they go ahead with construction, strong action will be taken, he warned. He further informed of some people being levied fines not because of disobeying the regulation but owing to faulty plans by their architects. Speaking over property tax, Dr Lalthangliana said that it was paid by all localities except two and the property tax was collected through each local council. He added that there is 10 per cent rebate if a person pay the tax within a stipulated time. He said that the government has received revenue amounting to Rs 189.06 lakh through property tax.
