The existing upper cap is of 90 metres and the plan or need for having an iconic building for IFSC is above 100 metres.
The state government has begun attempts to clear hurdles for having an International Financial Services Centre at Bandra Kurla Complex, by re-approaching the Union government with a request to lift the civil aviation cap over height of buildings at the business district.
In the last fortnight, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority officials in a meeting with the ministry of civil aviation appealed to revive their request of easing the height restriction at Bandra Kurla Complex.
The existing upper cap is of 90 metres and the plan or need for having an iconic building for IFSC is above 100 metres. If ministry of civil aviation approves the request, it will be possible not only for IFSC to utilise the maximum Floor Space Index of 4, but also other buildings at Bandra Kurla Complex to become taller, said an MMRDA official.
As a measure to explore the possibility of such a relaxation, keeping in mind the safety of movement of aircraft, International Civil Aviation Organisation, a United Nations special agency in the aviation sector, said it would conduct a study.
ICAO may come up with a solution or alternative or may even discard the idea of relaxation of existing aviation norms. ICAO will submit the report after referring to global as well as national civil aviation regulations. Taller structures pose hindrance to radar and telecommunication signals and even flight path.
If the report is in favour of the development authority, it will be a revenue boosting decision as land prices at Bandra Kurla Complex and Wadala can fetch more money to fund future infrastructure and transportation projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
MMRDA's earlier plan (in 2010) of having an iconic structure of above 100 floors at Wadala had to be shot down due to civil aviation's height restriction guidelines. Therefore, the land was leased out for a luxury residential project, multiple buildings for which are currently under construction. Having tall buildings in Wadala will infringe the air funnel of the planned Navi Mumbai International Airport.
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