C Shivakumar
Chennai:
Your dream nest in Greater Chennai will now cost Rs 2.5 per square feet more as developers are thinking of passing on the revised Metro Water Infrastructure Development Charges to their customers.
This comes after Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has passed an office order that the infrastructure development charges (Metro Water), which were earlier Rs 100, has been revised to Rs 121 per square metre. This has already come into effect from April 1.
The revised infrastructure charges is applicable on special buildings, group development and multi-storied building proposals in the Greater Chennai Corporation limit.
Ajit Kumar Chordia, President of Confederation of Real Estate Developers, Chennai. told Express that the move by CMDA to revise the IDC by another Rs 21 will have an impact on the realty sector.
“The prices of flats and other developments will go up by Rs 2.5 per square feet,” he says.
Interestingly, the realty sector has been protesting against the hike and it is likely that developers may approach the government seeking rollback.
Chordia said the revision of infrastructure development charges has come at a time when the realty sector is struggling.
“The revision of IDC is applicable at Greater chennai Corporation where there is hardly any sewerage network or drinking water supply. Already, CMDA has increased the infrastructure and amenities charges to Rs 375. This will have an impact on the realty sector,” he said.
The National chairman of Confederation of Real Estate Developer’s Association of India (Best Practices) T Chitty Babu said that the cost of developing a property is adding up be it construction materials or taxes. “From April 1, we have to pay 15pc service tax for the services provided by the government.
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