BMC questioned in Sea Rock case
The Bombay high court has directed the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to clarify its stand on the excess allotment of floor space index (FSI) to Hotel Sea Rock.
The civic body is being directed by the court after an FSI of 5.5 has been permitted in the reconstruction of Hotel Sea Rock at Bandra when the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has cleared the proposal only for an FSI of 2.5.
The court direction came while hearing a PIL which also questions combined use of development control regulations (DCRs) – of 1967 and 1991 by BMC while sanctioning the reconstruction. It is to be noted that such a combined use is deemed illegal.
The activist filed the petition has also pointed fingers at authorities in the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) in the case.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Construction, Constructions, development control regulations (DCRs), Floor space index (FSI), Hotel Sea Rock, Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Pubic interest litigation (PIL), The Bombay High Court
