Mangalore : Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) president Ramesh S speaking at the press meet held at his office on Feb 25, Saturday said that the MUDA followed the rules of Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) that was in force from 1992 to October 1, 2009 which allowed Construction of houses and other buildings, but When a revised Master Plan II was introduced from October 2009, anybody who owns two cents of land is permitted to construct a house along with 3-mtr wide path.

He said that land owners under MUDA limits can construct their own houses and the people can clarify their confusions to approach the MUDA office in Urwa Stores, Ashoknagar to get the required details.

He said that MUDA is a non profit body and completed 25 years on Dec 5, 2011 and he was appointed as the president by the state government along with Sharatchandra Shetty, technical expert Suresh Rao, advocate M. Sudhakar Joshi, advocate M. Surekha, advocate Kasthuri Punja, and others as its members.

Speaking about the details of work, he said that nearly 75 percent of the files have been cleared in two and half months after he took charge as the president of MUDA. It has received the most of single-site applications he said.

Master Plan II, has been designed to meet the growing demands of a developing city with a fast-increasing population. Those construction works which damages the surroundings and the beauty of the city will not be permitted, he said.

He assured to launch the proposed projects such as the multi-level car parking project in Hampankatta, Kavoor, Suratkal, Pumpwell, Urwa Stores, and Kankanady by next six months.

He requested the families dividing ancestral land to first meet the MUDA and take its advice to prevent problems in future.