The Indian Express 26.06.2013
South corpn clears first layout plans for regularised colonies
Municipal Corporation on Tuesday approved the first layout plans for two
such colonies under its jurisdiction. The Standing Committee of the
corporation approved the layout plans for Rajouri Garden Extension and
Meethapur Colony in Badarpur. The North and East corporations had
approved layout plans for colonies under their purview earlier this
year.
However, South corporation officials said the Residential Welfare
Associations (RWA) of the two colonies would have to pay a layout
preparation fee before the plans are released, even as the Fire
department mandates that the minimum width of the road in the colony
should be 6 metres.
“The case was scrutinised by the Layout Scrutiny Committee and it
was decided that the minimum right of way on internal roads has to be
maintained at 6 metres. Before the release of layout plan, the RWAs
shall pay layout preparation fee to the consulting institute for
preparation of layout plan. The consulting institute for the colonies is
School of Planning and Architecture,” a senior official said.
While the area of the plots have not been mentioned in the
regularisation plan submitted by the RWAs, the width of the roads in
both colonies varies from 1.8 m to 7.5 m. “The width of roads in Rajouri
Garden Extension varies from 1.8 m to 7.5 m and is between 2.4 m and
7.5 m in Meethapur. The minimum right of way for internal roads has to
be maintained at 6 m,” a senior Town Planning department official said.
According to officials, the land use in Meethapur Colony is yet
to be defined and the total area of the colony is 28.43 acres, of which
12.73 acres is residential. Rajouri Garden Extension falls under gross
residential area and the total area of the colony is 5.22 acres, of
which 3.42 acres is marked as residential.
regularisation, of which 312 are on private land, for which corporations
have to approve layout plans.
