High rise buidlings to collect NOC from fire deptt.

Statesman News Service

MALDA, July 16: The English Bazaar Municipality (EBM) has adopted a resolution which states that owners of buildings which are over two storied will have to submit a ‘no objection certificate’ from the fire service department.The vice chairman of EBM, Mr Dulal Sarkar said that the civic body has adopted this resolution in today's board of councillors’ meeting. “Submission of a ‘no objection certificate’ is mandatory for the owners of buildings which are over two storied in this town”, Mr. Sarkar said.It may be noted that there are several three to five storied buildings in this town but no one has submitted a ‘no objection’ certificate from the fire service department. On the other hand, though the civic body was determined to collect 1 percent tax (cess) on the total cost of building as a contribution to the welfare fund for unorganised labourers like masons and their helpers but it could not be implemented.Earlier the board had tried to adopt a resolution twice to implement the plan based on the government order but failed to come to a conclusion. Today the board adopted a resolution to collect one percent cess from the contractor on the estimated cost of the building.According to the labour department, the state government will collect one per cent tax valuation of a constructed building, above Rs. 10,000,000 as a contribution to the welfare fund for unorganised labourers.The state had directed the civic body to collect 1 percent tax from the building owners before implementing its plan. The civic body had also planned not to pass the building plan if the applicant does not pay the tax on valuation.Though the state government had introduced such collection of tax in January and February this year but nothing has been implemented through the civic body.