LUCKNOW, March 21 -- In a crackdown on pending tax defaulters, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) on Thursday sealed the building of the PWD's Diploma Engineering Association due to unpaid property tax, also known as non-residential tax, amounting Rs.30.41 lakh. The association has failed to clear its dues since 2010, despite repeated notices, leading LMC officials to take strict action, said LMC chief tax assessment officer Ashok Singh.

He stated that the PWD department, along with its other departments, owes over Rs.2 crore in outstanding property tax across b0oth residential and non-residential categories. Following directives, LMC Zone-1 teams sealed the main gate of the association's building.

Soon after the sealing, LMC offic...