The Indian Institute of Architects have slammed the recent Government Order on amendments to the Kerala Municipal Building Rules, 1999, describing it as something that will sabotage the State’s development and adversely affect its economic development.

A recent statement from the institute said that it was with shock that the new notification was received by the community of architects.

Most of the revised rules were impractical and full of incongruities.

They were framed without consulting any of the stakeholders, such as architects, builders and the public.

One of the most striking feature of the Government Order was that about 80 per cent of the building permits could be issued only by the Chief Town Planner in Thiruvananthapuram, a return to the old regime, said Lalichan Zacharias, chairman of the Association, in the statement.

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