Indian Express 19.11.2009
Civic chief okays dedicated TDR cell
Under criticism for alleged irregularities in approving Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) by the civic body, Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagade on Tuesday gave consent to the standing committee proposal of setting up a dedicated cell for TDR.
“There have been lot of irregularities in the issuance of TDR for the various properties. All the members of standing committee pointed out the loopholes to the civic chief,” said NCP leader Anil Bhosale.
Since 1997, the PMC has approved TDR of 1.5 crore sq ft while 3,000 proposals of TDR issuance are still pending with the civic administration, he said.
It has been observed that the TDR proposals of few select people are being approved on priority basis while the rest are delayed unnecessarily, Bhosale said.
The PMC issues TDR in return for the land acquired for the various development projects like road, gardens, hospital and schools that are being executed in the city.
Bhosale said the fast issuance of TDR will bring down housing rates in the city.
The standing committee also demanded that the civic chief transfer officials who have been working in the same department for a long time.
