WHETHER RESIDENTIAL or commercial, none of the multi-storeyed group housing schemes which have already been constructed or are under construction in the city conform to rules and regulations stipulated in Master Plan 2001.
The same goes for multiplexes in the heart of the city.
On their part the ADA officials concerned , over the years, have been following only one 'mantra'- give them the moolah and go ahead to deface and defile the infrastructure of the city.
Some of the ADA officials, instead of forcing such builders to strictly adhere to building laws, deliberately close their eyes to such illegal construction activity and intervene only to have more cut.
At the same time, they find themselves helpless when it comes to illegal construction activity undertaken by the mafiosi, MPs and MLAs.
On the contrary, all hell breaks loose if a common man dares to undertake any building activity. The authorities concerned adopt all measures to check him
The victim then faces the arduous task of getting his map passed. ADA officials themselves become a stumbling block if one wants to get the map of his shop or building compounded or get the land use converted thereby causing revenue loss to the government as well as to the ADA itself.
As of now, the situation has reached a point where only the mafiosi, MPs and MLAs are getting multi-storeyed buildings and multiplexes constructed in the city.
{{/usCountry}}As of now, the situation has reached a point where only the mafiosi, MPs and MLAs are getting multi-storeyed buildings and multiplexes constructed in the city.
{{/usCountry}}Builders are hooked to them for their gains and ADA officials behave meekly to such an extent that they are at times instrumental in getting the land grabbed for such buildings to come up.
According to amended construction and development laws 2000 and rules and regulations laid down in the Master Plan, land measuring a minimum of 2000 sq m is required to construct a multi-storeyed group housing complex.
But this directive is not being followed. Construction of multi-storeyed buildings by joining different plots is not permissible in developed areas and colonies.
Width of road in front of such multi-storeyed complexes should not be less than 18 metres. In such cases, the length of the road should not be more than 36 metres.
In case it is more the width of the road will increase accordingly.
Such housing groups should be identified by the ADA which has to go in for external development after realising 50 percent charges for the same from the builder.
The responsibility of internal development lies with the builder.
Width of the road has to be nine metres in case a four-storeyed complex comes up on an area less than 4000 sq m. The approach road has to be 12 metres and more wide in case the complex is built on a plot measuring more than 4000 sq m in size.
Internal road should be of 4.5 metres wide in case it is 50 metres long. It has to be six metres wide in case the length is 125 metres. Law stipulates more width which increases with the increase in the length of the road.
There are rules for floor area ratio (FAR) and set-back. Four-metre set-back on all the sides is a must in a building with a height of 12.5 metres, five metre in case the building is above 12.5 metre and upto 15 metre. Set-back is more than five metres in case the building is more than 15 metres in height. The set-back keeps increasing with the height of the building.
In case the building flouts ten per cent norms, it is within the compoundable limit. Above that, it's not compoundable.