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Town
Planning
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A
VIEW OF TOWN PLANNING
Tiruchirappalli City Corporation
consists of 60 wards and 4 zonal officers, 15 wards to each zone, namely,
Srirangam, Ariyamangalam, Ponmalai and K.Abishekapuram. Each zone is
headed by Assistant Commissioner under the control of Commissioner,
Tiruchirappalli City Corporation totally comprises of 146.70 Sq.Kms. PLAN
APPROVAL AND BUILDING PERMISSION
Plan approval and building permission
is given by the Assistant Commissioners of respective zones for residential
buildings whose area is 1500 sq. ft. and for non-residential buildings
whose area is 100 sq.ft. PLANNING
SECTION
The planning is presently headed
by an Executive Engineer, who is authorized to give plan approval and
building permission for the residential building area above 1500 sq.ft.
and
for the non-residential building above 100 sq.ft. He is also
authorized to acquire land for the Corporation and submit new lucrative
and income-yielding projects to the Corporation. UNAPPROVED
LAYOUT
When the erstwhile Tiruchirappalli
Municipality was upgraded into a Corporation, certain neighbouring
village Panchayats and Town Panchayats were added to the Corporation,
where several unapproved layouts existed. Hence, this corporation stopped
issuing of plan approval and building permission then, in the G.O.Ms.
1 MAWS Department dated 8/1/2002, Orders were issued to approve the
unapproved layouts by making certain relaxation in the rules. In Compliance
with G.O. 235 Nos. of unapproved layouts were identified, sold prior
to 22.9.2000. and regularized. Also in compliance with Government letter
No. 33165/MCA1/2001, the period was further extended and 101 Nos. of
unapproved layouts were regularized. 10% of current value of the land
to be identified for public purpose, was collected from all these layouts
and considerable income was realized through road improvement charges
and regularization charges.
Also, those buildings which were constructed between 1.1.1980
to 31.3.2002 without approval or with violation of rules were identified
and notices were served to them to regularize the same. Through this
process, considerable income was realized
by this Corporation. HOARDINGS
Advertisement charges are being collected by this Corporation for hoardings
put up within the Corporation limit. Income-yielding
Projects:
This Corporation has a comprehensive
project to construct 3 storeyed centrally air-conditioned shopping complex
with 274 shops at an outlay of Rs.768.23 Lakhs.
TNUDP has agreed in principle to give 90% financial assistance
to this scheme and the remaining 10% shall be met from the Corporation
General fund.
This Corporation also has a project to construct a new Shopping
Complex and divisional office at Srirangam Zone, Madurai Road, Chathiram
Campus at an outlay Rs.691.40 Lakhs with the financial assistance of
TNUDP. Working
Women’s Hostel:
Also a detailed plan is on the anvil
to construct working women’s hostel with 50 rooms in K.Abshiekapuram
Zone, Puthur, Vannarapettai with 75% grant from the Central Government,
10% load from TNUDP and 15% from General Fund. Panchappur
Bus Terminus(Integrated Bus Terminus)
Government orders are expected to
construct an Integrated Bus Terminus at Golden Rock Zone, Viralimalai
Road, Panchappur area on 150 acres of land. Devadanam
Bus Terminus:
Action is being taken to construct
a bus terminus at Ariyamangalam zone,
Trichy –Chennai bye-pass road, Devadanam area on 43 acres of
land. Whole
– sale Market:
Government orders are expected for
the construction of a wholesale market in Ariyamangalam Zone, Trichy-Chennai
bye-pass road, Varaganeri area on 50 acres of land. Thillainagar
Shopping Complex:
A new project is being evolved to
construct a new shopping Complex in the existing Thillainagar daily
market area. Woriyur
Market:
A new project is being evolved to
construct a new daily market in the existing Woraiyur market area. Palakkarai
Boys Club Market:
Action is being initiated to shift
an existing daily market in Eda Street area to Palakkarai Boys Club
area. Construction
of new Daily Market and Yathri Nivas @ Srirangam:
A new project is being prepared to
shift the existing daily market in the Srirangam North Adayavalanjan
Street to Srirangam, near bus terminus and to construct a Yathri Nivas
for the benefit of pilgrims visiting the area. Extension
of Central Bus Terminus:
Action has been taken to acquire
2 acres of railway land adjacent to the Central Bus Terminus and to
extend the area of the same. Town
Planning Projects:
The following projects will be implemented
in a planned manner to improve the City.
Town Survey Section:
Town Survey Section comprises of
3 survey officers and 6 field assistants, deputed by District Survey
office, whose salaries are paid the Tahsildar office. 1/3rd
of their salary amount is being reimbursed by this Corporation.
Their duty is to identify encroachment, and settle land disputes
among public name transfer in pattas.
Also, the Assistant Director of Survey has been requested to
survey the newly added 8 Nos. of revenue firkas to this Corporation Rain
Water Harvesting:
Awareness among the public about
Rain Water Harvesting has been created by this Corporation through camps,
processions and NGOs and so far
Rain Water Harvesting Structures have been constructed in this
Corporation limit.
Moreover, Rain Water Harvesting is being insisted upon as a pre-condition
for obtaining plan approval and building permission.
So far 390 Nos. of Rain Water Harvesting structures have been
constructed in the Corporation building and 3379 Rain Water Harvesting
structures have been constructed in private buildings. |