100 Chennai colleges under scanner for bldg violations
2,400 Institutions Across State Told To Submit Approved Plans
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has asked more than 100 colleges within its jurisdiction to submit approved plans of buildings on their campuses.
The CMDAs move has come close on the heels of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP),which has jurisdiction over the rest of the state,asking about 2,400 colleges in various districts in September to submit their approved building plans.
The regulatory agencies clampdown on educational institutions started after reports of rampant building violations appeared in the media.In one such case,on August 6,a basketball stadium,which was under construction at Jeppiaar Institute of Technology in Kunnam village near Sriperumbudur,collapsed,killing 10 workers.
CMDA officials said notices were issued to many arts and science colleges in Chennai and several private engineering and medical colleges in the suburbs.Officials said private engineering and medical colleges were the worst among the violators.They have constructed buildings without any approval.Some of them have taken approvals from panchayats,which have no authority to approve such buildings.Those who fail to respond to CMDA notices would face stringent action,an official said,adding,Some colleges have taken our notices lightly.
Meanwhile,responding to the DTCP directive,about 10 colleges have submitted their plans for approvals.If they confirm with the development control rules,we will grant approval.But a fine would be levied for not obtaining permission before constructing the buildings, said an official.The rest of the 2,400 colleges have sought additional two months to respond to the DTCP notices.
M G Devasahayam,a member of CMDAs high court-appointed monitoring committee that looks into building violations,said a random check of land documents proved that many private colleges in the suburbs,who actually own less than 10 acres of land as per documents,had encroached upon more than 100 acres of public land and constructed buildings.Several schools and colleges in the city lead the list of violators, said Devasahayam.
A CMDA official said that many professional colleges had obtained approvals for engineering colleges from the All India Council for Technical Education and medical colleges from the Medical Council of India by submitting wrong information about their land holdings.They have also falsely claimed that their buildings were approved by the regulatory agencies.But the fact remains that most of them have not even applied for approval.
Asenior CMDA official said the agency would also look into the land holdings of these institutions as scrutiny of land titles forms part of the exercise.
2,400 Institutions Across State Told To Submit Approved Plans
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has asked more than 100 colleges within its jurisdiction to submit approved plans of buildings on their campuses.
The CMDAs move has come close on the heels of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP),which has jurisdiction over the rest of the state,asking about 2,400 colleges in various districts in September to submit their approved building plans.
The regulatory agencies clampdown on educational institutions started after reports of rampant building violations appeared in the media.In one such case,on August 6,a basketball stadium,which was under construction at Jeppiaar Institute of Technology in Kunnam village near Sriperumbudur,collapsed,killing 10 workers.
CMDA officials said notices were issued to many arts and science colleges in Chennai and several private engineering and medical colleges in the suburbs.Officials said private engineering and medical colleges were the worst among the violators.They have constructed buildings without any approval.Some of them have taken approvals from panchayats,which have no authority to approve such buildings.Those who fail to respond to CMDA notices would face stringent action,an official said,adding,Some colleges have taken our notices lightly.
Meanwhile,responding to the DTCP directive,about 10 colleges have submitted their plans for approvals.If they confirm with the development control rules,we will grant approval.But a fine would be levied for not obtaining permission before constructing the buildings, said an official.The rest of the 2,400 colleges have sought additional two months to respond to the DTCP notices.
M G Devasahayam,a member of CMDAs high court-appointed monitoring committee that looks into building violations,said a random check of land documents proved that many private colleges in the suburbs,who actually own less than 10 acres of land as per documents,had encroached upon more than 100 acres of public land and constructed buildings.Several schools and colleges in the city lead the list of violators, said Devasahayam.
A CMDA official said that many professional colleges had obtained approvals for engineering colleges from the All India Council for Technical Education and medical colleges from the Medical Council of India by submitting wrong information about their land holdings.They have also falsely claimed that their buildings were approved by the regulatory agencies.But the fact remains that most of them have not even applied for approval.
Asenior CMDA official said the agency would also look into the land holdings of these institutions as scrutiny of land titles forms part of the exercise.
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