Chennai: Chennai residents involved in legal battles in the division of their ancestral property and get such plots can now build houses here, even if the land area measures less than 80 sq mt. (861.11 sq. ft.).
The announcement will allow residents to own a house in the city, with increasing land prices, says Chennai corporation Mayor Saidai S. Duraisamy.
So far, the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) had permitted the Chennai corporation to approve land that measures only above 80 sq. mt. The relaxation of the norm will allow these plots to be used for residential development in the ‘detached areas’ (peripheral areas) in the city. And the norms would be restricted to plots that are availed of through ‘family partition, court cases and demonstrable hardships.’
An official said the idea was conceived after repeated suggestions from the public, who had their own land, but were facing challenges in getting them approved. These people also lived in congested location in a rental house leaving behind their own land, which could not be used.
“Any person can approach the local body with a land that measure less than 860 sq. ft. and can provide necessary documents to show why he/she requires the relaxation. A separate committee will decide the relaxation of the norms,” he adds.
