2.1.4 Operational Constructions

No permission shall be necessary for operational construction of the Government or Government undertaking, whether of temporary or permanent nature, which is necessary for the operation, maintenance, development or execution of any of the following services :

a) Railways;

b) National Highway;

c) National Waterway;

d) Airway and Aerodromes and Major Ports;

e) Posts and Telegraphs, Telephones, Wireless, Broadcasting and other like forms of Communication excluding Mobile Towers;

f) Regional grids, towers, gantries, switchyards, control room, relay room for transmission, distribution, etc. of electricity;

g) Defence Authorities;

h) Any other essential public service as may be notified by the State/ Central Government;

i) The following constructions for operational purposes of new railway lines or tracks by the Metro Rail Administration (MRA) / Project Implementing Agency designated by the Government for the Metro rail and Mono rail / light Rail Transit (LRT) Project. "Operation Control Centre, Playback Training Room. Administration Building, Stabling Yards, Maintenance Workshop and Training Centre, Auto Car Wash Plant and Auto Wash Plant, Auxiliary Rail Vehicle Building, Under Floor Wheel Lathe and Blow Down Plant, Cooling Tower, Generator Area, Auxiliary Sub-station, Traction Sub-station, Transformer Area, Water Treatment Plant, Waste Water Treatment Plant, Deport Control Centre, sump Area, Parking, Check Post, Loading and unloading areas, Fouling Points, DG set Rooms, Metro and Mono stations (underground and elevated), Viaduct and tunnel, Ventilation

Shaft, Entry / Exit Blocks, Passages, Underground passage to Station box, Lifts, Staircases, Escalators, Transit accommodation / Guest rooms, Metro Stations / Depots on property owned by it in all Use Zones, Air Handling Unit, Fire staircase, Fire lift and fire passages, Refuge area, thereto."

j) Facilities & services such as Roads, Water Supply, Sewerage, Storm Water Disposal and any other essential public services carried out by State / Central Government or its undertakings / Bodies or the Local Bodies including :-

(a) maintenance or improvement of highway, road or public street, being works carried out on land within the boundaries of such highway, road or public street; or

(b) inspecting, repairing or renewing any drains, sewers mains, pipes including gas pipes, telephone and electric cables, or other apparatus including the breaking open of any street, or other land for the purpose.

Provided that the concerned authority shall inform the Planning Authority in writing at the earliest and pay the necessary restoration charges to the Planning Authority within a month. The restoration charges shall not be more than the expenditure to be incurred by the Authority to restore the road etc. along with supervision charges, if any. All such constructions shall, however, conform to the prescribed requirements for the provision of essential services, water supply connections, drains, etc. to the satisfaction of the Authority.