Housing Programs: Open Development Plots

OPEN DEVELOPMENT PLOTS

What do you understands by the term Open Development Plots?> (Apr/May 2005)

The available open land is suitable subdivided into various plots/ sites in a housing scheme and allotted to various persons by making development in the plots.

This is called as open development plot/open plot scheme. The developments are made in the plots include

Site clearance

Site leveling

Protection of plots by providing fence

Security arrangements

Garden maintenance

Plot/site maintenance

Mainly the open development of plots is allotted to slum people or slum dwellers. The precautions to be adopted in the open development plots are

The area of the plot should not exceed 20-25m²

The possible alternative designs for the construction of small houses may be provided

The plots may be given long term lease with necessary condition for cancellation and reentry incase of terms of lease documents.

The self help combined with use of locally available materials and methods of construction should be encouraged.