Development control rules in fringe areas from September

Principal Secretary T C Benjamin said the notification has been cleared by Chief Minister Ashok Chavan. “Now,haphazard development in fringe areas will end,” he said. He said in fast developing fringe areas like Dhanori and Wadgaonsheri,it was essential to have a uniform code for development.

Town planner Rajendra Pawar said draft notification had already mentioned that fringe areas would have better road network,FSI as according to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) rules and there would be uniform development.

With most development happening in the fringe areas,the builders lobby which has been pressing for the move is happy that finally the notification has been issued.

Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) president Satish Magar said at present the entire development is taking place in these peripheral areas.

“It was seen that rules for the outskirts and the PMC areas were different. The PMC rules are more tested and more optimally used. The move will bring in proactive development,” he said.

Better amenities,better road network and even high rises will be allowed in the peripheral areas now,he added.

CREDAI vice-president Rohit Gera said,“Uniform rules were needed even beyond the PMC limits. The move will improve the quality of development. However,the DP for PMC is still pending.”

The notification says: “…the DC regulations for the areas within the municipal limits have been modified from time to time but the DC rules for areas within the Pune region have not been modified in respect of height of the building and parking provisions… It was therefore felt necessary to have a homogenous development of the areas adjoining these municipal corporation limits and to have proper planned development of the areas within 10 kms from the boundaries of PMC and PCMC.”