The Pioneer 27.04.2013
RMC, Feedback Infra in a war of words on land use
The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) and Feedback
Infrastructure, agency empanelled for preparing Ranchi Masterplan 2037,
locked horns over land use as proposed in the draft.
In a volley of words, the RMC and FeedBack Ventures criticised each
other for not doing enough in their domains to help in making the
masterplan.
The draft today was opened for pubic discussion in which architects,
engineers, trade body representatives, officials of RMC & Feedback
Infrastructure participated to shed light on various provisions of the
draft and suggestions to be incorporated in the final plan.
“The discussion is a part of the suggestions we are seeking from the
public on the draft,” said Shailendra Lal, Deputy CEO, RMC. The RMC and
Feedback Infra will share the set of suggestions deem to be fit for
incorporating in the plan before proceeding on final plan, added Lal.
The RMC has put the plan in the public domain and has sought
suggestions on the provisions till May 20. Lal confided that the
exercise will continue till that time.
The agency was pulled by trade bodies for inappropriately suggesting
shifting the industry from existing places and relocating at places
where no infrastructure exits.
“We cannot shift industries to a forest area or lands under forest. It
will put us on confrontation path with the Pollution Board. Suggestions
like these are not in the interest of the industries as the industry
will have to get approval,” said Sharad Poddar, Vice president, JSIA.
In the first interaction with people, the Feedback Infrastructure
accused the RMC for not cooperating on providing land details and cited
reasons such as non-classification of lands in tribal, non-tribal,
agricultural, etc. However, Lal refuted the charges and said, “The
question does not arises as the agency can suggest the best use of land
irrespective of knowing the titles or types.”