Navi Mumbai’s buildings are ailing: Lack of maintenance and illegal alterations major causes
CIDCO (City and Industrial Development Corporation) had appointed a Committee, headed by Mr. N V Mirani the former Principal Secretary, to survey the present condition of buildings constructed nearly 20-25 years ago in Navi Mumbai. The Mirani Committee, which submitted its report recently, stated that the buildings have become decrepit due to the lack of maintenance and repairs.
The committee’s opinion is that the negligence of maintenance of building for all these years is a major contribution towards dilapidation. Many owners have carried out some unauthorised additions & alterations in their tenements. The report pointed out about these alterations too.
CIDCO and NMMC need to properly control the unauthorised alterations and additions as the buildings are already in various stages of aging. If measures are not taken in right time then the buildings may suffer accelerated damage and become unsafe.
A proper system of vigilance and check on the unauthorized alteration should be introduced and implemented. In rental housing scheme of BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of the matter of dangerous and dilapidated buildings, the Honourable Bombay High Court has given the verdict. The verdict states that the Honourable Bombay High Court.
The Court also asked the Civic Body to finalize a policy and set up a committee of technical experts to survey such buildings and fine-tune the way forward. Since this may have catastrophic consequences, the court wants the committee to expedite the process.
Source- The Times of India
