MP warns officials over delay in single site approvals
Udupi: Complaints about issues with the single site plan approvals from the Udupi Urban Development Authority (UUDA) are increasingly being reported by the general public, causing difficulties in constructing homes and buildings.
After receiving several complaints from people, Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Kota Shrinivas Poojary directed officials of the authority to resolve the issue within 15 days.
He spoke while presiding over a meeting held at the Deputy Commissioner's Office in Manipal on Saturday, to discuss the problems related to the single site and Form 9/11. After the distribution of 9/11 was reassigned from gram panchayats to the authority, there were unnecessary delays, causing applicants to become frustrated.
Despite govt directives to approve single site plans leaving six metres from the road edge, thousands of files remained pending due to the authority's negligence.
Officials must resolve all files within 15 days, the MP said.
If local urban bodies propose that road expansions are not possible as per the directive, the govt order to permit only 3.5m must be followed. The interference of middlemen in the authority should be immediately stopped, and the troubles faced by the general public should be alleviated, he suggested.
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Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna said that over 11,000 applications for single site approvals are pending with the urban development authority in the district, and immediate action should be taken for their urgent clearance. Kundapur MLA Kiran Kumar Kodgi said that applicants from distant areas like Kundapur and Byndoor are facing difficulties visiting the authority daily. Officials should promptly respond, understanding the common people's issues, he said.
Kaup MLA Gurme Suresh Shetty stated that the single site approval issue is tarnishing the reputation of the district administration and public representatives. Immediate corrective measures should be taken, he advised. Abid Gadyal, additional deputy commissioner, directed officials not to cause inconvenience to applicants visiting offices from faraway places.
He also directed officials to approve applications with gram panchayat recommendations without delay.
Udupi City Municipal Council president Prabhakara Poojary, commissioner Mahesh J, UUDA chairman Dinakar Heroor, and others were present.
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