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The Hindu  15.12.2010

55 revenue villages to come under Tirupur LPA

R. Vimal Kumar

Tirupur: The Local Planning Authority (LPA) area of Tirupur is proposed to be expanded by including another 55 revenue villages into its jurisdiction so as to ensure a planned growth in the hinterlands of Tirupur city, according to Director of Town and Country Planning Pankaj Kumar Bansal.

“We have sent a proposal to the state government for issuance of notification in this regard under Section 10 (1) of Town and Country Planning Act, 1971,” Mr. Bansal told The Hindu on the sidelines of grievances meeting organised by the directorate here on Tuesday.

At present, Tirupur LPA area is spread over 219.99 sq km comprising Tirupur city, 15 Velampalayam and Nallur municipalities and 13 adjoining ‘revenue villages.'

He said that a master plan would then be prepared for the development of expanded LPA area and placed before the public to elicit their suggestions.

According to him, the Tirupur LPA has identified 435 ‘illegal buildings' in the area which had come up without obtaining proper plan approvals.

“We are immediately going to serve notices under Section 56 and 57 of Town and Country Planning Act on owners of those buildings,” he said.

Such edifices would be sealed after giving them the mandatory 30-days time to comply with the plan.

“We will serve notices on major violators first to send a ‘proper signals' to the others,” he said.

Mr. Bansal said that the directorate is examining the feasibility of delegating more powers to the urban local bodies in the plan approvals.

At present, the urban civic bodies were empowered to grant plan approvals for residential buildings of up to 4,000 sq ft and for commercial buildings of up to 2,000 sq ft.

Mr. Bansal said that as part of e-governance projects, Auto Development Control Rules (Auto DCR) would be introduced in Tirupur soon.