The Hindu Business Line : AP: New building rules aim to develop smaller cities

Hyderabad, Sept. 7 It will soon be easier to build high-rise buildings, hotels, IT infrastructure, gated communities in smaller cities, towns and rural Andhra Pradesh.

The State Government has made amendments to the building regulations, with the intention of giving a boost to the IT (Information Technology), hospitality and housing sectors beyond Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.

According to the Government Order (GO) with amendments to be effective Thursday, the construction activities will be allowed in municipalities and corporations, and urban development authority areas on the lines now permitted in Hyderabad.

Parameters

While the minimum size of the plots for high-rise buildings has been fixed at 2,000 sq m, permission for such structures would be given in non-congested areas with prior clearance of fire, airport authority, parking etc after scrutiny by a committee set up for the purpose.

To develop town level infrastructure, the Government also proposes to levy Impact Fee on buildings with a height of above 15 metres. Fifty per cent of the fee collected shall be utilised for the development of infrastructure of the same areas and the balance for the development of the town-level infrastructure.

The Government has after careful examination of the proposals of the Director of Town and Country Planning, has brought in a series of amendments to the 1998 building regulations for municipal corporations and municipalities and urban development authorities.

At present Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali, Visakhapatnam and Mangalagiri have the necessary facilities to construct such structures.

The State Government has been proposing to encourage IT, infrastructure, hospitality companies to move to tier-II cities, and small and medium towns so that development is spread and not concentrated in Hyderabad and a few major cities.

The latest amendments for other areas are in conformity with the provisions of the National Building Code, the Government Order said.

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