kochi the kerala coastal zone management authority kczma said that it is not possible to grant no objection certificates noc to the 33 buildings near vembanad backwaters that have violated crz coastal regulation zone norms last week kczma had highlighted these violations in a report and had asked local bodies including the corporation and maradu municipality to initiate actions against the builders it is not possible to issue an noc to these buildings now even if the corporation intervenes and if building owners approach us with a request to grant noc it cant be done as there is no such provision in crz norms said a senior kczma official adding that the builder should have taken the noc from kczma before starting construction in area at the civic bodys council meeting on thursday development standing committee chairman t j vinod had said that corporation should convene a meeting of all building owners and ask them to submit an application to secure noc from kczma the common man has invested a lot of money to purchase flats in these buildings we cannot blame them and leave them stranded on the streets the civic body must take up the initiative and resolve the matter he had said kochi corporation had decided to support buyers and approach kczma though the state government had clearly said that they wouldnt do anything in this case minister for urban affairs manjalamkuzhi ali had stated that officials who approved the plans for such structures would face a vigilance probe there are laws which facilitate regularization of illegal and unauthorized buildings by paying hefty fines the government cannot regularize buildings that violate crz norms dlf is a similar case and the high court verdict is very clear on this aspect he had said in his report the comptroller and auditor general had only mentioned 19 of the 33 violators besides dlf other prominent builders who figure in the list submitted by kczma include galaxy developers heera constructions ambady retreats jewel homes pearls garden rain tree realms abad lotus blue lagoon etc