Land classification in Coimbatore Master Plan shocks farmers, residents

Some of the farmers and residents in Coimbatore metropolis have opposed the land classification within the lately launched Coimbatore Master Plan.

“The Plan has reversed the modifications made within the draft plan and has not included a number of objections registered by the general public for the draft plan,” alleged one of many architects within the metropolis.

It will not be legally proper to alter the draft plan when there are not any objections and the objections given by the general public must be considered. There are industries, property promoters, and people who invested in land based mostly on the draft plan. For occasion, one of many land house owners close to Vadavalli finds the land he bought for property improvement based mostly on the draft plan categorized as agri land once more. Many areas earmarked as residential within the draft plan is now reversed to dry agri land. “We have gone again by 20 years. It means the land proprietor has to strategy the Local Planning Area for a no objection space to develop that land and this will likely be a time-consuming course of,” the architect alleged.

The Kongu Mandalam Farmers Association and the residents of practically seven villages in Annur space have opposed the marking of space for a 200-feet huge bypass street by the villages within the Plan. “We submitted our opposition when the draft plan was launched. Our objections have been ignored. We have submitted a memorandum to the District Collector now,” mentioned Dhanapal, one of many villagers.

When space is marked for a 200-feet street, the plan makes it not possible to develop that space. However, individuals have already developed among the plots earmarked for the street challenge, he added. “We can’t settle for the Local Planning Authority’s proposal to destroy residential and agriculture improvement for the street challenge,” he mentioned.