Haryana govt frames policy for eco-friendly colonies

Haryana government has framed a policy for planned development of Low Density Eco-Friendly Colonies to check the sporadic development of farmhouses in the agricultural zone.
The aim of the policy is to promote planned development of Low Density Eco-Friendly colonies with a focus on eco-friendly design principles. Another objective of such colonies or townships would be to incorporate the latest know-how of ecological sensitive design norms, a spokesman of the Town and Country Development Department said today.
According to the norms, grant of licence for establishment of Low Density Eco-friendly colony would be considered in the agriculture zone of development plans at a minimum aerial distance of 500 meter from the existing urbanisable limit, the spokesman said.

No such colony would be allowed in the Blocks notified by the Central Ground Water Board from time to time imposing restrictions on withdrawal of ground water.
The site should be in a compact block and no Low Density Eco-friendly colony would be permitted in the area falling in 500m setback of any National Highway, he added.
Under this policy, the grant of Change of Land Use (CLU) permission for farmhouses would be discontinued in the Hyper and High Potential Zones. The minimum area required for such colony would be 100 acres, he said.