Utilities and site risks screened
Power connection, water source, drainage outfall, road width for material lorries - and, critically in Kerala, the plot's waterlogging history. Each one found late costs more than it does today.
What to look at
- Whether the plot sits in a notified groundwater area
- Distance to the nearest LT line and its capacity
- The plot's flood history against Kerala flood-hazard maps and 2018 inundation data
How to check it yourself
Establish feasibility of KSEB electricity, which depends on the nearest LT line and transformer capacity; KWA piped water against an own well or borewell; drainage outfall; access-road width for concrete trucks; and flood or waterlogging history. On groundwater: a well permit under s.7(1) is required ONLY within a Government-declared notified area under s.6(1). Small domestic wells fall outside the regulated pumping-well definition in s.2(f), which excludes open wells with pumps up to 1.5 HP and tube, bore or dug-cum-bore wells with pumps up to 3 HP. So an ordinary domestic borewell in a non-notified area needs no permit; inside a notified area KSEB may require the Ground Water Authority permit before energising the pump.
Where this comes from: Kerala Ground Water (Control and Regulation) Act 2002 (Act 19 of 2002) ss.2(f), 6(1), 7(1); KSDMA / BMTPC flood data (required by law)
More plot and land checks before you build
- Land documents verified
- Soil test (SBC) completed
- Building rules feasibility checked
- Paddy land Data Bank status checked
- Coastal zone screen done
- Encumbrance certificate obtained
- Designer has visited the plot
- Measured survey plan in hand