What is the impact of the decision of the Municipality?

Despite our pleadings with the Municipal officials, the approval for the layout has not been granted.  Instead, the Municipality has passed a resolution to return the Plan to CMDA for renewal/revision.  First, we need to ascertain from the Municipal sources if the Plan has actually been sent to CMDA, as the resolution was passed on 8th April, 2010 itself.  If it has, in fact, been sent to the CMDA, we need to contact the officials there and know its status. 

The Society can no longer shirk away its responsibility.  They have sold the plots to over 400 members without obtaining the local body's approval.  The ultimate responsibility rests with them.  It is for them to take up the issue with CMDA and the Municipality to resolve the issue at the earliest.  Because of their acts, we have all been suffering, not able to construct houses in the plots owned by us.  Day after day, the cost of construction is going up and those of us who live in rented places have to shell out rents in lakh every year.  Because of the Society's inaction, we have been deprived of so many things.

  1. The neighbouring site of VGN, which was selling at Rs.5 lakhs per ground, when our plots were offered for Rs.4 lakhs, is now selling in the range of Rs.35-40 lakhs.  But what is the present value of our plot?

  2.  Had the Society done the project properly and obtained all the necessary approvals, many of us would have constructed houses there.  Assuming that we have been paying an average rent of Rs.1 lakh per annum during the last 8 years, we have lost about 8 lakhs towards paying rent unnecessarily, which amount could have, as well, been used towards construction of house.

  3.  The cost of construction have more than trebled over the last 8 years. 

  4.  It's not that only those who wanted to construct houses in the plots are hit.  Those of us who had invested in the plots with a horizon of 4-5 years in mind with a plan to use the sale proceeds for higher education of children, giving daughters in marriage, a peaceful retired life, medical expenses etc.,  are also badly hit and are undergoing mental agony.

We need to make the Society to understand our problems and to take immediate action to solve the issue, else we will rake up the issue at various levels and make the people accountable.

Let's not wait any longer.  We need to take urgent action. Let's join together for getting our rights.

With best wishes,

Blog team