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Maharashtra Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Developers To Act As Civic BodiesBy Sindhiya, Section Maharashtra News
Developers of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are set to play the same role as municipal corporations in planning their areas. The state government has decided to appoint developers as the Special Planning Authority in SEZs in Maharashtra.
In a government resolution that was sent to all municipal corporations and councils in the state last month, the state urban development department has stated: "For planned and orderly development of the entire area falling within the jurisdiction of a notified SEZ area, it appears necessary to appoint SEZ company as the Special Planning Authority." "The developer of the SEZ would be like the MIDC, which is the planning authority for industrial areas. As in the case of all planning authorities, here too, the Urban Development department will be in charge of supervision and sanctioning of the master plan," said Principal Secretary (Industries) A M Khan. This would in effect mean that developers can sanction building and other construction plans instead of getting it approved by the municipal corporation. They would have the same powers in planning as Mumbai Metropolitan and Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) in its areas or City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) in Navi Mumbai, the only difference being that the planning authority here is a private body. Click On "Full Story" For More...
A representative of the municipal commissioner will be a member of the Special Planning Authority. "The BMC will not get to scrutinise the plans of SEZs coming up in Mumbai before the construction starts. All such sanctioning powers that are currently vested with the BMC will now rest with the developer himself," said a civic official from the BMC's Development Plan department.
There are in all 27 notified SEZs in Maharashtra. All three SEZs in Mumbai are meant for IT-ITES. These include a 12.58-hectare SEZ by Hiranandani Builders in Powai, a 218-hectare SEZ by Royal Palms Private Limited at Aarey Colony in Goregaon East and a 57-hectare SEZ by Zeus Infrastructure Private Limited in Mulund and Thane. Others waiting to be notified include Ferrani Hotels Private Limited/ Ozone Developers at Malad East, Bombay Industrial Corporation at Mahul in Chembur, a 10-hectare gem and jewellery SEZ by Royal Palms and the 1,000-hectare entertainment and tourism SEZ in the Gorai-Uttan belt by Essel Group Company's Pan India Paryatan Limited. The developer has to only submit his sanctioned plans to the BMC or the municipal corporation/ council concerned within three months of starting the work, failing which the civic body can stop the development. The BMC's role also includes shifting reservations like gardens or schools to suitable places on the periphery of the SEZ areas. The role and powers of the Special Planning Authority is detailed in Section 40 of the Maharashtra Region and Town Planning (MRTP) Act. "The same Act states that special planning authorities have the power to acquire land under Land Acquisition Act, including land that is adjacent to their notified plots. The Act also states that the expenses of the planning authority are to be met by contribution by local authorities. The state government should clarify whether this would mean that the BMC and other civic bodies will create a corpus for developers of SEZs," said Simpreet Singh, an activist of the National Alliance of People's Movement (NAPM). Source: Express News Service 18/July/2008
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