His team is doing great in IPL, for a transformation. And he's greatly top of the tree within the film industry. If there’s an Achilles’ heel troubling Shah Rukh Khan, it’s at the home front.
After sending a notice to the Bollywood superstar for environmental violations at his Bandra Bandstand bungalow Mannat in October last year, Mumbai Pollution Control Board (MPCB) claims the actor and his architect didn't furnish documents pertaining to coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearances once they were inspecting the place.
Activist Amit Maru claims King Khan refused to present the documents despite finishing up construction in CRZ area.
Paper chase
According to documents (available with MiD DAY) from MPCB, the inspection performed by the officials at Mannat on November 30, 2011, Khan and his architect didn't provide the documents relating the clearances received from the coastal authority, as well because the local civic body’s property clearance card.
The officials also stated of their report that the nearly 20,000-sq metre seven-storey property was in CRZ.
Complainantspeak “The CRZ mapping, demarcation of high tide and coffee tide lines, in addition to the improvement plan of the municipal authority was not available.
But during inspection it was clear that the land is in CRZ and thereby they need to have had clearances from the respective authority. But they didn't give it to the officials, that's violation of section 10(3) of our surroundings Protection Act, 1986,” informed Amit Maru, the complainant.
Also, the building has a swimming pool with Ozonation-treatment facility, that's directly connected to the municipal drainage system, the officials mentioned within the report.
“Shah Rukh Khan, who claims to be law-abiding and who professes to follow the law, do not need defied the federal government authorities. Surprisingly, the authorities too didn't use their coercive powers and force, although they'd the precise under section 10 to do so,” Maru added.
Incidentally, on March 19, Supreme Court had dismissed a plea by Maru and activist Simpreet Singh alleging gross violations of environmental and archaeological laws within the construction of Mannat, saying a pick-and-choose policy can't be used to nail celebrities.
Despite repeated attempts to get involved with Valsa Nair Singh, principal secretary of the state government’s environment department, she remained unavailable for comment. Shah Rukh Khan and his associates too couldn't be reached for reactions.
House that! On March 12, 2009 Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) had decided to issue a legal notice to SRK under section 5 of Environment Protection Act (EPA), 1986,asking him to reply with details, after a complaint lodged by Amit Maru.
Maru cited several allegations akin to violations, including of coastal regulation, throughout the construction of Mannat. Several CRZ contraventions were alleged, just like the land was reserved for an art gallery as per the advance plan of 1990, and changed to residential allegedly without environment clearance and MCZMA approval.
Despite Mannat being a heritage building, two structures were allegedly
demolished without environment clearance and a seven-storey building was constructed without permission from MCZMA.
Permissions to build a swimming pool and double-level basement parking was allegedly given without checking permissions for the change in reservation and the building construction.
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
