Indian Express 19.11.2009
Development control rules in suburbs: meeting soon to streamline details
With the state government clearing the development control (DC) rules for areas upto 10 kms from the civic limits, the revenue department, city survey department and the town planning department are getting ready to implement the notification. Towards this end, principal secretary (Urban Development Department) TC Benjamin will soon have a joint meeting with various government officials.
“The meeting will address issues pertaining to completion certificate, occupancy, additional staff and other related procedures which will streamline the course of things for development,” said Sadhana Naik, deputy director, town planning department. A road network plan is also being readied which developers and landowners will have to incorporate in their development proposals.
Naik said since DC rules earlier were not applicable beyond the civic limits, the fringe areas developed haphazardly. Though DC regulations for the areas within these municipal limits have been modified from time to time, the DC rules for areas within the Pune region were not modified in respect of height of the building and parking provisions. There would be skyscrapers which needed coordinated efforts from various departments including the fire department which issues the NoC. The town planners have mentioned that fringe areas would have better road network and an increased Floor space index (FSI).
Builders have expressed happiness over the notification and hope for better development. Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India president Satish Magar said that, in the present scenario, the entire development is taking place in these peripheral areas. “The notification would bring about uniformity and change the scene of development. We only hope that is quickly implemented,” he said.
