Having emerged as the second important city in the State, Coimbatore now demands not just better infrastructure but also a planned development to attract more investments and avoid haphazard development.
While the demand for better roads, bridges and other facilities continue, some of the voluntary organisations are seeking Government help to improve awareness on building rules and simplification of procedures for building approvals.
The Resident Awareness Association of Coimbatore, in association with Citizens Alliance for Sustainable Living, has prepared a draft of Development Management Guidelines. It has submitted to the State Government two lakh signatures collected by it demanding efforts to improve infrastructure.A draft of the guidelines has been prepared since the existing development control regulations are archaic and need to be changed according to the growing needs of the city, says C.R. Swaminathan, president of the association.
The former chairman of the Builders' Association of India, Coimbatore Centre, G. Ramamoorthi, says that awareness on compliance to building rules has increased. However, the process of approval needs to be speeded up and a Coimbatore Development Authority should be established at the earliest.
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