SHILLONG, March 6: The state government will constitute a committee to revisit the Meghalaya Building Bye-laws to explore scope for improvement. The District Councils, however, have said that they want to implement the Building Bye-laws throughout the state.
This was revealed by Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong after a meeting with the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) of the state.
The Meghalaya Urban Development Authority (MUDA) would implement the law within the municipal areas and even in other areas like industrial estates, hotels and big institutions, he said. “In the rest of the areas outside the municipal areas and under the Sixth Schedule areas, the entire law will be implemented by the District Councils,” Tynsong told reporters here on Wednesday.
However, some issues, which came up during the discussion, warranted the state government to revisit the laws.
Lauding the idea of implementing the laws throughout the state, Tynsong said,
“It will be good if the Building Bye-laws are applicable in every building from the perspective of safety in a high seismic zone.”
“So we have decided to constitute a committee which will be headed by the Secretary of the Urban Affairs department. It will study and revisit the law to see whether amendments are required. The other members of the Committee will be members of the District Councils and officials of Urban Affairs and Revenue departments,” Tynsong revealed.
Meanwhile, KHADC Chief Executive Member (CEM) Pyniaid Sing Syiem said the Council will implement the law in totality, adding that they their technical wing is equipped with the knowhow.
“We are ready to implement the Building Bye-laws beyond the master plan areas as we are concerned about the destruction of the landscape and even water bodies,” he said.
DIST COUNCILS’ LAND HOLDING CERTIFICATE
The government has constituted a committee to study the Indian Registration Act since some institutes do not recognise the land holding certificate and no-objection certificate (NOC) issued by the District Councils in the state.
Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said that the state government has to follow the Indian Registration Act, but certain hurdles come along the way.
On certain occasions, some institutions refuse to recognise the land holding certificate and NOC issued by the District Councils. To look into it, the government committee will study the Indian Registration Act to ensure that the documents issued by the District Councils are honoured by any institution.
