MCL (Mahanadi Coalfield Limited) has constructed a huge building in the outskirt of Bhubaneswar. An expense of the building has been estimated about 400 crores. But the Mahanadi Coalfield Limited authority has broke all the law of the land to construct the building. They have not taken any plan from the BDA. Apart from this there is no transparency in the tender process. Audit reports are showing objection regarding this. Now, both the Mahanadi Coalfield Limited and the BDA authorities are in tense.
The state government has given 30 acre land to Mahanadi Coalfield Limited at Tamando. This land was allocated to construct staff quarters and office building. But the Mahanadi Coalfield Limited has constructed Mahanadi Institute of Natural Resource and Energy Management (MINREM). Mahanadi Coalfield Limited has have been allocated land for something else and have constructed something else. The work is in its final phase. MCL did not inform the government about the project while taking the land. Though MCL is boosting the project yet it is a totally different institution.
MCL has given contract to National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) for the project. NBCC was given authority to acquired grant of the building plan. But NBCC did not take the grant from the BDA. NBCC has constructed many floors without any permission. And MCL authority has paid NBCC in phases though there is no grant for building plan.
After receiving the complaint, BDA has started investigating about the matter. An officer of the BDA says, we have noticed that MCL has constructed the building without taking building plan. BDA officers will reach the spot and investigate it. If the building has been constructed according to BDA rule then fine will be charged and will be legalize. If it is not according to the law then action will be taken accordingly.
In the mean time, hurriedly MCL has written a letter to BDA requesting to approve the plan. In the letter it is mentioned that, the state government has given approval to construct the mentioned building along with staff quarters and offices. MCL has further requested to approve requisite plan to NBCC.
This letter of MCL itself is saying a lot about the illegal constructions of the building.