(1) The Collector shall satisfy himself that the land in which development is proposed does not fall in any of the following categories, namely:--
(a) Public water body like channel, canal, tank, lake, river, etc.
(b) Government poromboke land, temple lands, wakf properties and other lands belonging to religious/charitable institutions.
(c) Vacant lands with any encroachment on a public road or street or on any other land over which the applicant does not possess ownership right.
(d) Lands below the alignment of high tension and extra high voltage electric line including tower lines.
(e) Land which is fit for continuing the cultivation.
(2) The Collector shall inspect the site with Deputy Director of Town and Country Planning and other officials of the relevant departments as he deems necessary and satisfy himself to the following, namely:--
(i) The status of land as in revenue records ;
(ii) The existing development around the proposed site is compatible with the proposed development;
(iii) Details of assured irrigation source/ayacut;
(iv) Present status of cultivation and how long the cultivation was not carried out and the reasons therefore ;
(v) Impact on the overall agricultural productivity and the necessity to continue agricultural production ;
(vi) Problems of sanitation and waste water disposal and the possibility to realign the canals/channels/drains.
(3) The Collector shall ensure that due to the proposed development, the irrigation canals and distribution channels or the natural storm water drains or channels are not obstructed or affected and shall not lead to depletion of ground water level of the area or inundation of nearby areas.