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Stringent enforcement of building norms in city soon

Thursday, 30 January 2014 04:20 administrator
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The Hindu             30.01.2014

Stringent enforcement of building norms in city soon

Aloysius Xavier Lopez

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.

 

Drinking water connections severed

Wednesday, 29 January 2014 05:19 administrator
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The Hindu             29.01.2014 

Drinking water connections severed

Special Correspondent

Corporation officials have started disconnecting the drinking water connections to properties for which tax arrears have not been cleared.

In a statement, Assistant Commissioner of Palayamkottai Zone, S. Perumal said the Corporation has prepared a list of defaulters who have not paid the tax towards drinking water, vacant land, profession, underground drainage and rent for corporation shops. The drinking water connections to these properties would be disconnected.

When officials conducted the raid on Tuesday at Darling Nagar, Rahmath Nagar, Kaariyanayanar Street and V.M. Chathram, 14 drinking water connections were cut-off as per the instructions from K.P. Jai Xavier, Commissioner (In-Charge).

As the drive will continue against the defaulters, the public should pay the taxes payable to the Corporation without further delay, Mr. Perumal said.

 

Japanese team calls on Corporation officials

Wednesday, 29 January 2014 05:14 administrator
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The Hindu             29.01.2014 

Japanese team calls on Corporation officials

Staff Reporter

A team of Japanese officials from the Kangawa Prefecture called on the Coimbatore Corporation officials at the Corporation main office on Tuesday.

According to sources, the team comprising Sugano Takashi, Executive Director, Water Works Department; Watabe Shigeki, Planning Division, Water Works Department; Sato Atsushi, Chief Engineer, Planning Division, Water Works Department; and Kodama Shoichi, Assistant Chief, Planning Division, Water Works Department, studied the Coimbatore Corporation’s Pilloor drinking water supply project.

The sources said that the civic body sought technical support from the Japanese team in implementing the 24X7 drinking water supply scheme. The team would also call on municipal corporation officials in Chennai and Tiruchi.

 
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