Nagpur: Adding fuel to controversy, two private companies try to change the user of the industrial plot in Empress Van based on Part 37 of Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) acting with the provisions that will require them to pay lower premium counts.
If this happens, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) who lacks money (NMC) will cause financial losses such as what happens in other cases in the past.
Controversy has erupted a few years ago after NMC proposed to build a road from Empress Van by cutting down 380 trees.
Maharashtra State Textile Corporation (MSTC) should build a way because it has an industrial layout in the Empress Van.
Even as funds that have not been received from MSTC, NMC has started construction of roads after issuing tenders and appointing private contractors.
Trees have been cut down by execution of works such as draining storm water, leveling land for roads etc.
Activists including Advocates Ankita Shah have accused the Civic’s body to do this to benefit three companies that have purchased a broad plot in the layout.
A few years ago, Royal Sandesh Business Park LLP, Garden Garment City Orange and Acharya Shree Vidyasagar Garment Society Welfare Vyapari had bought NOS 1, 2 and 8 plots, from MSTC.
The company has proposed commercial projects on plots of industrial users.
This requires changes in users of the industry to commercial.
Last year, the Royal Sandesh LLP Business Park and Orange City Garment Park had submitted an application with the Minister of Development of Urban Eknath Shinde who sought user fees based on Part 37 of the MRTP Act.
In this provision, the company must pay 5% of the value of Ready Reckoner from the plot.
The state and NMC government will get 50% respectively.
The UDD development department (UDD) directs NMC to submit details.
NMC said the user’s change below section 37 MRTP laws could not be permitted but there was a provision of changes in users of industries to commercial under clause 10.3.3 Control regulations and promotion (DCPR) where 20% of premium must be paid.
NMC hasn’t received a reply about this.
It has been approaching that the two companies recently sent a letter to MSTC and continued a copy of the Mayor of Dayashankar Tiwari who was seeking changes in users below the 37 part of MRTP ACT recently.
Confirming this, Director at the Royal Sandesh Business Park LLP, Ramdeo ‘Rammu’ Agrawal, told TII that some traders had gathered and bought a plot.
“We propose a project to facilitate congestion in Itwari, Gandhibagh, and a side by side.
It is in a greater interest in public and city.
We are looking for changes in users under Section 37 of the MRTP laws in law and are permitted.
We must Following any decisions taken by the Government and NMC, “he said.
There are trees in two of the three plots.
This area also has more trees under threat because of the development of commercial complexes.