Monday, January 08, 2007

What does CMDA-approved in Chennai mean?

Apparently, getting a CMDA-approved plot does not add up to much. That is the lesson that one learns from Jeeva Nagar, a suburban layout promoted by a company called BLB Estates of T.Nagar.

The residents of this layout near Kattupakkam and Poonamallee that was approved in 2003 are at their wits' end because the promoter, the CMDA, and the local government represented by Mangadu Town Panchayat are not ready to help. Most of the properties are underwater even two full months after the Northeast monsoon came to an end.

The property owners who have paid all dues to the CMDA for the layout permission have petitioned the Kancheepuram District Collectorate too, without any concrete response.

Of course, building activity is going on all around the layout and the Alliance Bougainvillea project is just 2 km away. A Maruti dealership is all set to open next door with room for scores of cars, while Manipal Automobiles, a Tata dealership is already open 1 km away. DLF is building an IT Park 4 km down the same road.

But watch the slideshow put up by the property owners of Jeeva Nagar:

Jeeva Nagar

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