Redevelopment
of Old Building in Suburbus Gets Government Approval Subject to certain
terms and conditions as mentined hereunder
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Redevelopment of old buildings in Mumbai suburbs and extended suburbs
received a boost with the state cabinet approving the . Old rented
properties can now get an FSI up to 2. And each tenant will, depending on
the size of his earlier flat, get a new flat of equal area or a minimum of
225 square feet from the builder who redevelops the building. . According to
various sources and sury Mumbais suburbs have 64,854 buildings, 19,032
of which are rented properties. About 50 percent of these buildings are
owned by MHADA and the rest are privately owned. The statistics for the
extended suburbs were unavailable.As most leasehold buildings in Mumbai
suburbs are in bad shape because of insufficient care and illegal
development. It has recommended that the residents of the new buildings be
asked to compulsorily take the help of licensed architects, structural
engineers, plumbers, engineers and other building experts so that they can
be held responsible in case something goes wrong later. It has also
suggested the constitution of a panel of building engineers who will issue
certificates from time to time on the structural strength and condition of
old leasehold buildings etc.................. |
