Chennai
A safety audit conducted by the Fire and Rescue Services department in 2009 found that 90% of the buildings on Ranganathan Street in T Nagar had violated building norms, including fire safety rules. The department is unable to issue fire licences because of the lack of fire and safety measures.None of the 38 buildings has [...] Continue Reading »
Hundreds of buildings in Chennai are said to have violated building norms namely floor space index and parking. The builders are known to get plan permits from the corporation for ground and first floors before building additional floors. But they violate the rules and add more floors to the building. On Friday, Chennai Metropolitan Development [...] Continue Reading »
A close look at the overall property sales across India in the last nine months reveals that residential homes in the price bracket of Rs 25 -40 lakh accounted for more than 85% of property sales. There is latent demand in mid-segment housing nowadays. Indian economy started picking up and most of the developers are [...] Continue Reading »
Once East Coast Road (ECR) was the pride of Chennai but because of encroachments by builders, unauthorised on-street parking and extensive damage due to water pipeline laying work has made it into a deathtrap for pedestrians. In the last three years about 60 pedestrians were killed by speeding vehicles as unauthorised construction have shrunk the [...] Continue Reading »
In the April-June quarter of 2011, commercial office space market in the country seen strong demand and witnesses over 33 per cent increase in office space. Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai were the leading cities accounting for almost 80% of the entire space that was absorbed in the country. According to a latest survey, [...] Continue Reading »
More than two months after T Nagar MLA VP Kalairajan of the AIADMK promised to put an end to the problem, woes of the residents of Guild Street in T Nagar appear to be endless. Mushrooming restaurants and fast food joints are the main source of the garbage. The mosquitoes that breed in the rotting [...] Continue Reading »
Over one lakh illegal buildings in Chennai not only cause a strain on civic infrastructure but also attack the foundations of a law-governed society. Areas like Sowcarpet, T Nagar and Mylapore, continue to add more FSI, causing congestion in narrow bylanes, clogging of sewer lines, and reducing water supply in pipelines. In areas like Adyar, [...] Continue Reading »
The committee, set up under the directions of the Madras high court, recommended stringent action against 200 buildings in the Chennai Metropolitan Area for construction violations. The action will involve sealing the properties until they demolish the illegal floors added to the structure. Of the 200 buildings shortlisted for action, 48 have been under scrutiny [...] Continue Reading »
In 2007, CMDA and corporation officials conducted a survey of commercial multistoried buildings on North Usman Road, South Usman Road, Ranganathan Street, GN Chetty Road, Thyagaraya Road and Venkatanarayana Road in T Nagar, Chennai and found that 64 had violated norms and didn’t file applications under any regularisation scheme. “Many of them had an FSI [...] Continue Reading »
The government made rainwater harvesting mandatory in all the buildings in 2002. Now the government gives sanction for new buildings only such structures are part of the plan. In harvesting’ rainwater from the rooftop is led through pipes into a recharge well on the premises. The rain water falling on the ground and driveway can [...] Continue Reading »
