The rejections
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Index |
Name of area |
Area (sq ft) |
Reason for rejecting TDR demand |
|
1 |
Wadmukhwadi |
67,296.52 |
No approach road to the plot |
|
2 |
Wadmukhwadi |
17,136.28 |
No approach road to the plot |
|
3 |
Wadmukhwadi |
13,024.44 |
No approach road to the plot |
|
4 |
Dudulgaon |
5,322.79 |
Within floodline area |
|
5 |
Dudulgaon |
21,853.61 |
Within floodline area |
|
6 |
Dudulgaon |
16,146 |
Within floodline area |
|
7 |
Dudulgaon |
8,611.2 |
Within floodline area |
|
8 |
Talwade |
1,21,364.1 |
Within floodline area |
|
9 |
Bhosari-Kasarwadi |
21,624.87 |
Within floodline area |
|
10 |
Wakad |
7,760.84 |
Within floodline area |
|
11 |
Dapodi |
4,811.5 |
Within floodline area |
|
Total area: 3,04,952.15 sq ft |
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| Mirror report dated July 17, 2010 |
Under attack over the floodline controversy, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) is now being cautious in giving out transfer of development rights (TDR) related permissions. The TDR committee has rejected applications for allotting 3 lakh square feet TDR worth Rs 21 crore to land owners whose land falls within the floodline area and which would be acquired by the civic body for development.
Applications rejected
The TDR committee meeting was held on July 15, 2010. Pimpri Chinchwad municipal commissioner Asheesh Sharma, city engineer Eknath Ugile, deputy director of town planning department Avinash Patil, deputy city engineer Vasant Kachi and PCMC’s legal advisor Ajay Suryavanshi were present during the meeting.
The committee rejected granting TDR of 3 lakh square feet to 11 land owners. This fact was revealed through a Right to Information plea filed by corporator Seema Savle.
PCMC apparently rejected TDR in absence of guidelines from the state government on how much TDR should be granted in case the plot to be acquired falls within the floodline.
In the past, however, permissions have been granted despite absence of state government guidelines. Also, lack of an approach road to the plot is the reason for PCMC refraining from taking up the plot for development.
Why PCMC acquires land
PCMC needs land to build public amenities such as gardens, hospitals, crematoriums and playgrounds. When the civic body acquires land, it gives land owners TDR instead of money.
For example, if a person has been granted TDR of 10,000 sq ft, he or she can sell these rights to a builder for a price.
The builder can then construct 10,000 square feet atop the building that he is working on. So, if PCMC has given the builder permission to construct 10 floors, he can make extra floors loading the TDR that he has brought on his current construction.
Scope for manipulation
Ordinary citizens are generally not aware of how the system works, and can fall prey to builders and politicians. Let’s assume a plot of land falls under reservation.
The builders/politicians may approach the owner offering to buy the plot at a better price than what the government would offer. The ignorant land owner might fall prey to this and sell the plot at a throwaway price.
The builder would then give the plot to the civic body in exchange for TDR, which he would use for his construction projects in the city.
