Pune: A no-objection certificate from PMC’s land acquisition department would be mandatory for building permissions on plots adjacent to roads proposed under Section 210 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949.
The move aims to safeguard the planning process of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and bring uniformity to the construction permission procedure,” said Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram. Activists and urban planners hailed the civic administration’s decision, but said it should be implemented on the ground properly. “Many such initiatives and orders issued earlier have remained on paper,” said Vijay Kumbhar of Surajya Sangharsh Samiti, a citizens’ group.
“No provisional or final construction approval shall be granted in cases that do not include the NOC (no-objection certificate) from the land acquisition department.
They allegedly claim that the road would be wider and, therefore, benefits granted for construction along wider roads should be extended to them.
Activists said they try to obtain more FSI (floor space index) and TDR (transferable development rights). Some developers deceive homebuyers by claiming that a road had been proposed before its final approval, activists said. Many developers, civic officials and political party members allegedly join hands to exploit constructions along proposed roads for commercial benefits.