14.10.1 Area Requirement

Any suitable area in Regional plan or Development plan having access by means of an existing road or a proposed Regional plan / Development Plan road having a minimum width of 18.0 m. can be identified for the purpose of development as Integrated IT Township. The area notified under the Integrated IT Township shall be one continuous, unbroken and uninterrupted and in any case shall not be less than (1) 10 acres. (4 Ha.) at one place.

(1) Inserted / Substituted vide Notification u/s.37(1AA)(c) & 20(4) No.CR.97/2023/UD-13, dt.12th January, 2024

(1) (Explanation - If such minimum 10 acres. (4 Ha.) area proposed to be developed under a Integrated IT Township is divided by one or more water courses (such as nallahs, canal, etc.) existing or proposed roads of any width or railways, etc. then such area shall be considered to be continuous, unbroken and uninterrupted, subject to the condition that the developer shall construct necessary connecting roads or bridges as per site requirements at his own cost with due permission from concerned authorities.) The area under any Integrated IT Township shall not include the area under notified forest, water bodies like river, creek, canal, reservoir, tribal lands, lands falling within the belt of 500 m. from the High Flood Line (HFL) of major lakes, lands in the command area of irrigation projects, land falling within the belt of 200 m. from the historical monuments and places of Archeological importance, Archeological monuments, heritage precincts and places, any restricted areas, notified national parks, gaothan areas or congested areas, Defense areas, Cantonment areas, truck terminus especially earmarked on Development plan, area under Eco-sensitive Zone, other environmentally sensitive areas, Quarry Zone, notified areas of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and designated airport areas.

However, such Integrated IT Township may include private land under Hill-Top and Hill-Slope Zone, whether earmarked on Regional plan / Development plan or not and private land in A forestation Zone.

Provided that, the area of lands in such Hill-Top and Hill-Slope Zone and a forestation Zone shall not exceed 40 percent of the gross area of the project and such area shall be shown towards 50% area to be kept permanently open where no development activity shall be permissible under such project. The said areas shall be developed for tree plantation as per the norms specified. However, for the purpose of calculation of Floor Space Index (FSI), such areas shall be excluded.