TDR was initially made applicable only for the recently widened Raj Bhavan to Somajiguda road but with most of the affected properties having obtained by consent, the incentive was not put to much use. Now with more road stretches likely to be widened in the coming days, the MCH expects TDR facility to quicken the process of acquiring properties to be affected. Under TDR, owners can transfer the additional floor space index they are entitled to whenever their property gets cut to another place and another property too.
Road widening is on currently on at Charminar-Falaknuma, S.P. Road, Somajiguda to Begumpet airport and Himayatnagar. The MCH has prepared a blueprint for widening as in obtaining consents, clearing compensations and acquisitions before constructing compound walls on the sides, clearing electric poles, pipelines, etc., and then only carpeting the road.
"Widening roads alone will not solve traffic congestion problem, rather strict regulation and inculcating a proper traffic culture is imperative. We are working with the traffic police to find some solutions," says Mr. Jaju. Among them are to put a total ban on roadside parking on the widened roads.
Source: The Hindu
