The Suva City Council is inviting written objections to the amendment to the Approved Suva City Town Planning Scheme altering the zoning of land forming lot 2 Botanical Gardens from Recreation Space to Special Use Embassy.
In a notice, SCC Acting CEO Bijay Chand says that the amendment has been prepared in terms of the Town Planning Act and has been provisionally approved by the acting Director of Town and Country planning.
SCC acting CEO Bijay Chand
Chand says the particulars of the altered scheme has been deposited in the offices of the Acting CEO of the SCC and acting Director of Town and Country planning and is available for inspection by the public on weekdays between 9am to 3.30pm.
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar has confirmed that it is the same land that is being exchanged with the land in Delhi.
The Fijian Government in 2014 said the decision had been made for the Indian government to lease the state land near the Fiji Museum for 99 years.
This piece of state land is valued at $1.5 million.
In return, the Indian government had given a piece of land to Fiji in Delhi which is valued at $107 million.
People can address their written objections to the acting CEO of the SCC by the 25th of this month.
