The Hindu 30.01.2014
Stringent enforcement of building norms in city soon
A major administrative revamp at the Chennai Corporation
is set to improve the enforcement of rules pertaining to building
violations in the city.
Last week, the State
government cleared the Corporation’s proposal for a new administrative
structure, which will facilitate the use of three regional offices more
effectively, with separate executive engineers for town planning
enforcement and town planning approval.
“The
reorganisation of regional offices with an executive engineer for
enforcement purposes alone will act as a deterrent. A team of five
assistant engineers and two assistant executive engineers, exclusively
for enforcement, will prevent further building violations in the city,”
said a Corporation official.
There are 11 lakh
property tax assessees in the 15 zones of the city. As per Corporation
estimates, at least five lakh residential and commercial properties in
the city have violated building norms.
Building
violations apart, the reorganised system is set to strengthen civic
administration across several fields including solid waste management
and playground management in all regions.
Under the
reorganised administrative system, a chief engineer and two
superintending engineers will assist the regional deputy commissioner. A
superintending engineer (general) will manage bus routes, buildings,
parks and playgrounds in the five zones of each region.
Another
superintending engineer in each of the regional offices will manage
town planning, solid waste management and the mechanical engineering
department. Five assistant engineers for town planning, three assistant
executive engineers and an executive engineer will report to the
superintending engineer for town planning at the regional office.
The
number of superintending engineers at Ripon Buildings has come down to
four, with six now working at the regional offices. The four will handle
bridges, electrical issues, planning and quality control and special
projects.
Team created exclusively for enforcement post civic body revamp.