Santosh Daundkar and Pratap Teli had filed a complaint against the development alleging it to be a illegal
The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority has asked the Maker Group, which is in the process of raising a luxury and multipurpose mall along with a drive-in theatre, to tender explanation of the query raised by the MCZMA in connection with the mammoth development. The department, till then, has directed the developer to stop the construction work on the site till the time the authority decides on the matter.
Santosh Daundkar and Pratap Teli had filed a complaint against the development alleging it to be a illegal. The complainants have alleged that the project has violated the floor space index rules.
The points under which the complaint is filed, and as mentioned in the order copy of the MCZMA, reads: “The purpose of the land has been changed, thus there is a change of use of the land. There is an alteration of development plan (DP) reservation. A substantial portion of plot falls in the CRZ-lll where no construction is permitted. Also, there is a possibility of raising construction on seaward side and in the mangrove buffer zone, thus there is mangrove destruction. Also, there is no MCZMA permission, environment clearance which the project has received.”
The MCZMA, after going through the complaint copy, has raised a few questions to the developer, and the development has been stopped. The department held that it will go through the reply and only then decide on any further step.
QUESTIONS ASKED
- When was the permission granted for the ongoing construction on site under reference and the date of commencement of the work?
- Whether the construction on the site is as per the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) no objection certificate (NOC) granted by the urban development department (UDD), Government of Maharashtra (GOM)?
- Submit chronology of the subsequent changes made in the approved plan in detail.
- Submit copies of the CRZ clearance and environment certificate obtained, if any.
- Distance of the construction under the consideration from the high tide level (HTL) of the creek and mangroves or mangroves buffer zone.
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