Plea to okay draft Master Plan
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17/07/2008
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Hindu (Chennai)
"Indiscriminate multi-storeyed buildings will make city unlivable'
CHENNAI: The State government must take measures to approve the long-pending draft Second Chennai Master Plan and the development control rules without any further delay, said representatives of Citizens Alliance for Sustainable Living (SUSTAIN), a voluntary organisation.
In a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday, SUSTAIN's managing trustee M. G. Devasahayam said "any alteration to the draft Master Plan and the development control rules at this stage will not be in the interest of the city and its future.'
Indiscriminate promotion of skyscrapers and multi-storeyed buildings and providing higher Floor Space Index (FSI) would make the city unmanageable and