Minutes of the 30th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee Held on 07.03.2008
The Monitoring Committee of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority recorded these minutes for its 30th meeting, held on 7 March 2008. The minutes confirm earlier proceedings, seek further information on unauthorised construction and enforcement, and decide several applications concerning regularisation of commercial multi-storeyed buildings.
What the minutes cover
The Minutes of the 30th Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority record decisions made on 7 March 2008. The meeting considered enforcement against unauthorised construction, accountability of builders and officials, service connections, surveys of multi-storeyed buildings, and individual regularisation applications.
General enforcement decisions
The Monitoring Committee requested several reports and follow-up actions:
- Obtain legal opinion on whether demolition notices, disconnection of electricity, water and sewerage services, or other action could be taken under Tamilnadu Ordinance No.1/2007, considering the Supreme Court's interim orders.
- Identify erring builders from the list of 146 commercial multi-storeyed building cases.
- Obtain details of service connections provided under High Court orders without requiring completion certificates.
- Collect builder details with fresh planning permission applications, to support future accountability for deviated or unauthorised construction.
- Report enforcement action taken by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority and the Corporation of Chennai.
- Conduct follow-up work on the T. Nagar survey and a joint survey of approved residential multi-storeyed buildings in Kodambakkam.
- Report action taken against officials in the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, the Corporation of Chennai and other local bodies.
The minutes state that disciplinary action had been initiated against four Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officials where dereliction of duty was clearly established.
Commercial building regularisation
The Monitoring Committee resolved that certain commercial multi-storeyed buildings could be regularised, subject to these conditions:
- Alternative fire safety measures must meet Fire and Rescue Services norms.
- Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officials must inspect the building before raising the regularisation fee demand.
- The fee must be collected at the Regularisation 1999 scheme rate.
- No construction may be added beyond what was already reported.
The Committee accepted evidence of completion before 28 February 1999 for buildings at 76 Thambu Chetty Street, Mogappair, 55 Fourth Main Road in Adyar, 32 George Town, and the junction of Murrays Gate Road and T.T.K. Road in Alwarpet.
The application for 6 College Road, Nungambakkam was rejected because completion before 28 February 1999 was not established. At Appasamy Street, Chetpet, only the basement, ground floor and three upper floors were accepted as completed before that date. The fourth and fifth floors had to be removed. The Thambu Chetty Street applicant also had to remove specified terrace structures and the aerial projection over the road.
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Common questions
Were all the commercial multi-storeyed buildings considered at the meeting regularised?
No. The application for 6 College Road, Nungambakkam was rejected because the applicant did not establish that the building had been completed before 28 February 1999.
Does acceptance for regularisation mean that unauthorised additions can remain?
No. Regularisation was subject to there being no additional construction beyond what had already been reported. The minutes also required removal of specific structures at Thambu Chetty Street and the fourth and fifth floors at the Appasamy Street property.
What conditions apply to the commercial buildings accepted for regularisation?
They require alternative fire safety measures under Fire and Rescue Services norms, inspection by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority officials, collection of the fee at the Regularisation 1999 scheme rate, and no further construction beyond what was reported.
Will builder details be required with future planning applications?
The Monitoring Committee decided that builder details should be obtained when fresh planning permission applications are received, at least to support future accountability for deviated or unauthorised construction.
