The Chennai Corporation Council on Wednesday passed a resolution to issue patta for residential buildings constructed 10 years ago in unobjectionable government poramboke lands in the city.

A few months ago, the State government had relaxed norms pertaining to regularisation of encroachments in unobjectionable poramboke lands in the localities within a radius of 32 km from the city. Owing to a ban on issuance of house site patta for government poromboke lands in revenue villages within 32 km radius of Chennai, thousands of residents could not establish land ownership.

According to the resolution, residents who have constructed their homes in lands classified as cart track, kalam and burial grounds will get patta after regularisation of the unobjectionable encroachments in areas such as Madhavaram, Puzhal, Mathur, Sadayankuppam, Kadapakkam, Korattur, Patravakkam, Ambattur, Koyambadu, Aminjikarai, Mambalam, Sholinganallur, Maduravoyal, Alandur,Virugambakkam, Saligramam, Injambakkam, Pallikaranai, Perungudi, Jalladianpet, Athipet, Nolambur, Valasaravakkam, Porur, Nerkundram, Ramapuram, Kottivakkam, Neelankarai, Okkiyam Thoraipakkam, Ullagaram, Saidapet, Padi, Mogappair, Mugalivakkam, Madanandapuram, Egmore, Nungambakkam and Palavakkam.

As the Chennai Corporation Council passed a resolution on Wednesday to issue no objection certificate for the District Collector to issue patta for the lands, the residents are expected to get patta shortly. For instance, of the 2.58 lakh sq ft of cart track land identified in town survey number 454/1 Pallikaranai village in Sholinganallur Taluk in division 189 of GCC, 78647 sq ft of land has to be regularised for issuance of patta for residents who have built houses at least 10 years ago.

In Mambalam taluk, 1951 sq ft of land out of 17222 sq ft classified as kalam with town survey number 113 in block number 07 in GCC division 128 in Virugambakkam village will be regularised. Similarly, residents in 65 such neighbourhoods will get patta shortly.