The government feels that the redevelopment of 14,883 cessed buildings in South and Central Mumbai will change the skyline of the city and also add to the safety and security of the buildings
The government feels that the redevelopment of 14,883 cessed buildings in South and Central Mumbai will change the skyline of the city and also add to the safety and security of the buildings.
But stakeholders have raised objections on some of the provisions in the recent government notification
In an interview to DNA, TC Benjamin, Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, throws light on its legal-regulatory aspects.
What are the government plans for the redevelopment of the 14,883 cessed buildings?
The cessed buildings, built prior to 1969, are in dilapidated condition. Our notification issued in June 2011 raised the FSI to 3 from 2.5 to facilitate speedy redevelopment. To encourage clubbed development, we have offered incentive FSI of 60% in case two plots are merged for redevelopment and 70% in case three are clubbed together. The notification has received 192 objections, which are being studied. The report about the objections being raised is expected to come to us by September after BMC reviews it.
There are lot of objections raised by the stakeholders, particularly on the compulsion of 6 mt space on two sides of the structure.
Yes. But our view was to offer fire safety and structural stability. Most of the cessed buildings stand on small plots. A recent survey of 14,883 buildings showed that there are 38.18% buildings on plots of less than 300 sq mt. With the compulsion of 6 mt surrounding area, nearly 52% of the buildings will be ineligible for redevelopment.
What precautions are being taken to ensure creation of adequate infrastructure?
We wanted the slenderness ratio of the height of the building to be on the smaller side in the ratio1:9. In comparison, I feel the cluster-type development is ideal as it gives more room to the creation of adequate infrastructure such as wider roads, parking lots and drainage system.
With revised CRZ regulation, the redevelopment of the cessed buildings in the coastal area still hang in balance…
The revised CRZ regulation clearly states that the FSI applicable to the CRZ-affected buildings when the regulations were issued will remain the same. This means the increased FSI of 3 would not be applicable to a large number of buildings that come under the regulations.
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