Environment group calls for action against 14 illegal layouts in the Nilgiris
The Confederation of Environment Associations of Nilgiris has urged the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority to take action against 14 illegal real estate layouts. These projects were promoted without proper registration, violating the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act of 2016.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing struggle to enforce land-use regulations and protect ecologically sensitive areas from unauthorized urban development.
The Confederation of Environment Associations of Nilgiris (CEAN) has appealed to the Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority (TNRERA) to act against 14 illegal layouts that have been identified around Coonoor, Kotagiri and Udhagamandalam in the Nilgiris.
A Right To Information (RTI) request from CEAN revealed that 14 unapproved layouts were identified by a committee headed by the Coonoor Sub-Collector, Assistant Director of the Directorate of Town and Country Planning, the Nilgiris, and Block Development Officer, Kotagiri, that was formed to find such layouts in Kotagiri taluk.
The 14 unapproved layouts were identified in Naduhatty, Kodanad, Doddabetta, Adhigaratty, Jackanarai, Kagguchi, Mulligoor and Burliyar.
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