Observing that the draft master plan released by the Kakinada Municipal Corporation (KMC) required several corrections, the Kakinada chapter of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) on Friday urged the public to check the details of their property in the draft plan and lodge complaint with the civic body if necessary.
“The KMC is not taking interest in creating awareness among the public about the draft master plan. If the plan is allowed to be implemented, people have to suffer for decades while obtaining permissions for their building plan approvals,” S.V.M. Chandrasekhar, president of the CREDAI’s Kakinada chapter, told the reporters here.
Industrial zones
Stating that the CREDAI took up the responsibility of publicising the master plan and making people aware of the corrections to be undertaken, he said that the master plan was being made after a long gap of 42 years. “The city has grown by six times in terms of size and population. With the inclusion of nearby villages into the municipal limits, the present master plan accorded top priority to industrial zones,” he said, adding that villages such as Panduru and Gurajanapalli were earmarked for industrial development, due to which it would be difficult for the residents of those areas to get building permissions in the future.
“The plan was made basing on the Google Maps. As a result, low-lying areas were identified as waterbodies and rented accommodations for private hospitals and nursing homes too were recognised as public properties,” Mr. Chandrasekhar said. He called upon people to check out the status of their properties in the draft plan and bring their objections to the notice of the civic authorities in written format. “Due to non-publicity, very few people studied the master plan and the civic body received only 350 complaints so far. Unless we bring the mistakes in the plan to the notice of the officials, it will be difficult for them to carry out the corrections,” he said.
Awareness programmes
The CREDAI was planning to conduct awareness programmes on the draft master plan till April 2, the last date for submission of complaints.
Vice-president G.V.S.T. Rayudu, secretary A. Krishna Mohan, executive committee member Nekkanti Srinivas and other elected members were present.
