Efforts to make construction norms more stringent, especially in view of recent natural disasters, are being met with opposition.

Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) councillors are vehemently opposing restricting construction below the road level on the valley side in the state capital.

Over 12 councillors registered their objections to the notification at a public hearing held before the Director, Town and Country Planning Department, here yesterday.

It was on June 7, 2025, that the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department had issued a notification restricting all constructions on the valley side one metre below the road in hilly areas along all identified national highways, state highways and within the Shimla MC jurisdiction.

The government had issued the notification to ensure th

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