JAIPUR: The Walled City area has been damaged and encroached upon by residents due to which the original design of the area has been partially lost, said UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal in the Assembly on Friday.
He said the alterations include changes in the exterior and additional floors constructed illegally.
Based on the drone survey and manual survey conducted in 2019, over 3,130 buildings were identified in the entire Walled City area which were tampered with in one way or the other, said the minister. He said this was due to decades of illegal construction, encroachment and alterations.
He said 739 such residents have been served notices by the municipal corporation since January 2019. Due to Covid-19, action has not yet been taken against the violators.
From January 2019 to February 2021, 11 works have been completed under the Smart City Project in the Walled City area at a cost of Rs 55.37 crore and works costing Rs 387.90 crore are in progress, he said.
Dhariwal said third party quality testing of works under the Smart City Project has also been conducted. In addition, an amount of Rs 2 crore has been sanctioned by the Amber Development and Management Authority (ADMA), for the maintenance and repair of monuments.
JMC, Heritage has also completed 95 out of 126 sanctioned works worth Rs 28.46 crore and the remaining work is in progress.