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CMDA seals building

Tuesday, 11 January 2011 05:02 administrator
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 The Hindu        11.01.2011

CMDA seals building

Staff Reporter

A view of the building on Coats Road, T.Nagar that was sealed on Monday. — Photo: S.S.Kumar
A view of the building on Coats Road, T.Nagar that was sealed on Monday. — Photo: S.S.Kumar

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) on Monday locked and sealed a building on Coats Road, T.Nagar, after it violated a number of plan permission rules.

The building, bearing Plot No.5 and Door No.24, was found to be in violation of approved norms, a CMDA release said.

The owner had obtained planning permission from the Chennai Corporation on September 1, 2009, for construction of ground floor as cottage industry and first floor as residential dwelling.

However, the owner is alleged to have been constructing a building comprising of a ground floor, two floors above and a third floor section for commercial use.

 

Meeting on planned growth of Coimbatore

Thursday, 06 January 2011 05:11 administrator
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The Hindu       06.01.2011

Meeting on planned growth of Coimbatore

Special Correspondent

First event in ‘Glow Coimbatore' initiative

The interface The Hindu and the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore, will conduct on ‘Planned Growth for Coimbatore' on January 7.

Development

This event will be the first one of the ‘Glow Coimbatore' initiative, organised in order to discuss issues that relate to the region's development.

Director of Town and Country Planning Pankaj Kumar Bansal and Coimbatore District Collector P. Umanath will participate in the event on January 7.

The event on Friday will focus on macro-level issues such as Master Plan, Development Control Rules, zoning, and satellite townships.

Those interested in presenting suggestions for the planned growth of the city or have queries can send their views to: reachthehindu@gmail.com

Focus

As the event is meant to focus on broad issues of development, the organisers request that suggestions/ queries may be restricted to such issues.

Those who have queries can send their views to: reachthehindu @gmail.com

 

“Reserve sites in layouts should be well-marked”

Monday, 03 January 2011 04:43 administrator
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The Hindu      03.01.2011

“Reserve sites in layouts should be well-marked”

The Federation of All Residents' Welfare Associations has requested the director of Town and Country Planning to strictly enforce the rules regarding allotment of sites for public purposes in new layouts.

Federation general secretary M. Maruthavanan, in a representation to the director, said that most of the realtors violated the norms regarding “reserve sites.”

For instance, of 200 new layouts that had come up within the Cuddalore municipal limits, only 10 had set aside sites for public purposes.

In peripheral areas such as Nathapattu, Thottapattu, Kondur, Uppalavadi, Periya Kanganankuppam, Pathirikuppam, Karaikkadu, Thiruvahindrapuram and Arisi Periyankuppam, such stipulations were ignored.

Once housing colonies come up, absence of reserve sites would cause social stress.

Therefore, the director should instruct realtors to set apart 10 per cent of the total area of the layout for public purposes.

A board should be put up at the sites, carrying details such as area size and survey number.

The information about all layouts in the municipalities and panchayats should also be displayed on the noticeboard of the respective local bodies.

No official of the local body should be allowed to alter the status of the reserve site. Provisions of the breach of public trust should be invoked against violators.

Mr. Maruthavanan also appealed to the director to take over the reserve sites that were not duly handed over by the promoters.

Last Updated on Monday, 03 January 2011 05:13
 
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