Madambakkam Land Pooling Area Development Scheme, Draft Scheme Notification

What the draft scheme covers

The Madambakkam Land Pooling Area Development Scheme is a draft scheme for an area of 2.42 square kilometres. The index map identifies the scheme area around Madambakkam, Agaramthen and Kovilancheri, with village boundaries, water bodies, government land, built-up areas, approved layouts and survey land parcels.

The maps also identify Sri Thenupureeswarar Temple, the Archaeological Survey of India restricted development zone, high tension lines, Madambakkam Lake and Sithalapakkam Lake. Property owners and buyers within or near the mapped boundary should verify whether a survey parcel falls inside the scheme and how the proposed final plot layout may affect it.

Main proposals

The Madambakkam Land Pooling Area Development Scheme proposes to:

• Combine irregularly shaped lands that lack roads, infrastructure and public facilities.
• Redivide the combined lands into regularly shaped plots.
• Provide proper road access to all plots.
• Reserve or provide land for parks, playgrounds, open spaces and public purposes.
• Return each landowner at least 60 percent of the land as developed, value-added plots.
• Plan infrastructure for sewage, storm water drainage, drinking water, electricity and street lighting.

The draft documents include an index map, original plot maps, maps showing changed boundaries and final plots, infrastructure maps, a redistribution and provisional valuation list, work estimates, an approximate completion schedule, estimated financial cost and development regulations. The final plot map also marks proposed public facilities and reservations, including parks, playgrounds, schools, a community hall, a primary health centre, police and fire stations, a market, treatment facilities and economically weaker section reservation.

Inspection and objections

Copies of Annexures 1 to 9 are available for inspection on all office working days, from 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m., at the Master Plan Unit on the fifth floor, western wing, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, Thalamuthu Natarajan Building, No. 1 Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008. The information is also uploaded at www.cmdachennai.gov.in.

Any person may submit a written objection within sixty days from publication of the draft scheme to the Member Secretary at the same Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority address.

Status of final approval

The Madambakkam Land Pooling Area Development Scheme remains a draft. Final orders will be passed subject to the outcome of the writ petitions and connected proceedings listed in the notification.