BMC Mumbai
In perhaps a first, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued a notice to the architect of an 11-storeyed building in Juhu, asking him to explain why he allowed his client to carry out construction beyond the approved commencement certificate plans. This is the same building to which the BMC had sanctioned 386 parking lots [...] Continue Reading »
The practice of constructing illegal structures on public plots by obtaining stay orders sought from the city and civil court has only become rampant over the years. The BMC has requested the state government to bar civil courts in encroachment cases. If the proposal to amend the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (MMC) Act is passed, only [...] Continue Reading »
The BMC will form its own security squad to cover crews who demolish unauthorized constructions. The Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation(BMC) used to depend on police for demolitions of unauthorized constructions. But, due to increasing pressure on police, BMC will form its own security squad to demolish unauthorised constructions. Municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar announced the formation of [...] Continue Reading »
The Bombay High Court has stepped in to resolve a 21-year-old fight between two neighbours living in a housing society at Altamount Road. A division bench asked the BMC to depute an officer to inspect the flat of Aparna Chawalla, who stays on the seventh floor of Vijay Apartments. The dispute was over renovations carried [...] Continue Reading »
If your builder going out of the way to offer a mouth-watering deal, trudge carefully or else you will end up inviting troubles home, literally. Resident of Joy Sapphire apartments in Juhu-mumbai gets BMC notice for constructing an unauthorized lift and for occupying a part of terrace. According to sources, the builder had apparently lured [...] Continue Reading »
Industry experts said the new rule (BMC proposal to bring more areas under Floor Space Index calculations) could force developers to pass on the cost ultimately to the buyers since including additional components in FSI would lead to less construction. The Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) has welcomed BMC proposal to bring more areas [...] Continue Reading »
A day after it announced a modest budget, endeavoring to explore fresh sources of revenue, the BMC Mumbai on Saturday issued a circular, raising the penalty on illegal constructions by four times. According to source, unscrupulous builders and tenants carrying out irregularities in their flats and buildings now must get ready to pay a heavy [...] Continue Reading »
Developers are reeling from the after-effects of the Adarsh scam. After-effect of Adarsh Society Scam, BMC and state government departments refusing to clear files seeking approvals for major construction projects. New municipal commissioner Subodh Kumar has also tightened the screws on the manner in which files are being cleared and is believed to be working [...] Continue Reading »
Residents association in Versova, Andheri-Mumbai, has decided to set up a security cordon around the mangrove cover in the area.The association says it decided to take matters into their own hands because of the repeated attempts by land sharks to appropriate the mangroves. Despite several complaints from the area`s residents, the official machinery was unable [...] Continue Reading »
The three Regional Transport Offices (RTO) in the Mumbai city have collected Rs 14 lakh as penalty from errant drivers in the past two months alone.The Transport Department has received 4,000-odd complaints from passengers on its helpline 1800-22-0110. Most of the calls were for fare refusals, especially for short distances. Every driver refusing a passenger [...] Continue Reading »
