Large scale commercial developments on Outer Ring Road in Chennai!!
Posted on: 03/Sep/2022 9:29:11 AM
For large scale commercial developments, CMDA or Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has planned to auction off 300 acres of land along the 62km ORR or Outer Ring Road in Chennai to the private players.
It must be taken into account that this plan comes after the TN government gave its approval for development along the 50m wide strip of land abutting the ORR. There could be legal issues in this proposal. Initially the land was acquired for building a road but CMDA could face legal problems for diverting it for other purposes.
The official sources have mentioned that if the land was not used for the intended purpose then it must be restored to its owners after being de-notified. It must be recalled that the same process was also used for acquiring land for the airport. Point is that the land has to be reclassified first before putting it to commercial usage. Under the 1894 land Acquisition Act, the land for the ORR project was acquired. The entire ORR has been classified as road by the second master plan.
On the 50m strip from Vandalur to Minjur, the total land is roughly 700 acres and 250 acres of that has quarries, water bodies and other various utilities etc. It is learnt that 300 acres out of remaining 450 acres of land would be auctioned. Mr. K.P. Subramanian, a former professor of urban engineering of Anna University spoke about how the land that was acquired for a particular project should not be put in use for any other purpose. This was according to the land acquisition act.
Now, CMDA has plans to come up with 37 proposed projects along the Outer Ring Road. To access the market value of the land, CMDA is appointing a valuer. Price of the land would be fixed by the valuer.
