CMDA issues deadline to educational institutions

Chennai:

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has given seven to 10 days deadline to over 100 educational institutions to furnish details of planning permission they have obtained.

A CMDA official said that the notice has been issued to the educational institutions to verify they have adequate planning permissions and also to ensure whether the buildings adhere to development regulations. 

He ruled out any enforcement action immediately. “After scrutinizing the planning permission, the educational institutions would be given a chance again to seek the necessary clearances,” he said.

However, the official said action would be taken against those institutions whose buildings have violated the development regulations. “Now we are not planning to initiate any eforcement action,” he clarified.

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority issues planning permission to institutional buildings such as schools, colleges, higher educational institutions, technical institutions and research centres.