kolhapur after facing the wrath of civic activists over the construction in the red zone the kolhapur chapter of confederation of real estate developers association credai has made it clear that the constructions in such areas have been completed only after taking due permissions from the kolhapur municipal corporation kmc credai members said they were ready for action against those who were involved in illegal construction in the red zone the red zone defines the space between two flood lines of panchganga river and the area was submerged in the water for a week after heavy rain the issue has come to the fore again after three years as the river waters entered the city especially at nagala park tarabai park kadamwadi kasba bavda and bapat camp from where the river bed is roughly a few metre to 1 km away as per the norms set by kmc in 2008 when the word red zone was first introduced development in the areas should have been ecofriendly no land filling was allowed and obtaining permission for land reclamation was mandatory but civic activists said that many constructions have diverted nullahs channelized and closed them permanently at some places if there are any irregularities the kmc is free is take action however it should not be generic as far as i know none of the credai members have violated the guidelines the kmc has granted completion certificates to the residential constructions in the area such certification can be done only if the builder is following the norms mahesh yadav president of credai kolhapur told toi he said developers are not allowed commercial constructions at the basement and the entire plinth must be 06 metre whihc is the maximum flood level of 2005 there is no question of builders outright violating the norm he added on thursday district guardian minister chandrakant patil said he would order a probe into the constructions in the red zone there are reports that the flood could not recede immediately due to the constructions in the red zone i am asking the district administration to conduct inquiry of the constructions in these areas he said experts involved in making the red zone expect stringent steps from kmc and more responsible approach from credai the biggest lapse is that the red zone was never demarcated on ground it is a virtual line that exists on the papers shashikant phadtare retired town planning officer who led the committee of kmc in 2008 to prepare red zone said he noticed some reclamation work near jayanti nullah and other places near the river bed such construction cant be allowed in the red zone another massive flood like this year could deteriorate the entire area and credai too must share the responsibility of sensitizing the developers about this phadtare said