Mumbai illegal Construction
The slum capital of Maharashtra, Mumbai has many illegal structures. Not just the slums; even formal housing is plagued by illegality. Many of these residential buildings are built with major deviations from the building code. Several estimates claim that almost one-third of the buildings in Mumbai don’t possess an occupation certificate. In cases of illegality, [...] Continue Reading »
The state forest department has told the Bombay High Court that because of illegal construction in Thane district the ecosystem in and around the area is getting damaged. The report on violations in the narrow belt of the mangroves on the west of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway which is submitted by the N Vasudevan who is [...] 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 »
