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Illegal buildings may face Campa Cola fate: BMC
Mumbai: The BMC in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court has highlighted 97 buildings for various violations. "If the buildings do not comply with notices issued by the BMC, they will most certainly meet the same fate as the Campa Cola society. Besides, those buildings that have obtained stays from the city civil court will be vacated soon," said Rajeev Kukunur, chief engineer (planning and development).
"An amendment in the MMC Act allows the civic body to demolish illegal structures without intervention by way of stay orders from the civil court. The law department will take steps to vacate those stays soon," Kukunur added.
The various types of violations detected include going beyond the provisions of the approved commencement certificate, change in user, increase in the number of floors, enclosure of terraces to create rooms, alteration beyond the approved plan and conversion of parking and garage space into shops.
On May 13, TOIhad reported that the ward-wise list fell shy of mentioning the total number of unauthorized buildings detected in the past five years in H (West) Ward. However, in the same affidavit, the planning and development department produced a ward-wise list of all new constructions and redevelopment projects.
To cite two examples, the affidavit mentions alleged unauthorized work, including additional floors, at Khatri House at the junction of 33rd Road and 13th Road and redevelopment of Beauty Centre store in Khar (West).
The BMC has issued notices to both projects and stated that their architects have submitted amended plans in accordance with Development Control Regulations and that these are under scrutiny.
When TOI contacted Usman Gani Khatri of Khatri House, his son Iqbal said, "We did not increase from 13 floors to 16 floors. We had an approved plan up to 16 floors. But as per the new DCR, the fungible FSI
can be utilized only up to 13 floors. We want to live in this building and do not want any unauthorized work. We are willing to pay the penalty. Our amended plan is under BMC scrutiny."
Yakub Kapadia, director, Beauty Centre, said, "Our plan was approved up to six floors in 2011. We went up to seven, but the BMC approved it in 2012."
"An amendment in the MMC Act allows the civic body to demolish illegal structures without intervention by way of stay orders from the civil court. The law department will take steps to vacate those stays soon," Kukunur added.
The various types of violations detected include going beyond the provisions of the approved commencement certificate, change in user, increase in the number of floors, enclosure of terraces to create rooms, alteration beyond the approved plan and conversion of parking and garage space into shops.
On May 13, TOIhad reported that the ward-wise list fell shy of mentioning the total number of unauthorized buildings detected in the past five years in H (West) Ward. However, in the same affidavit, the planning and development department produced a ward-wise list of all new constructions and redevelopment projects.
To cite two examples, the affidavit mentions alleged unauthorized work, including additional floors, at Khatri House at the junction of 33rd Road and 13th Road and redevelopment of Beauty Centre store in Khar (West).
The BMC has issued notices to both projects and stated that their architects have submitted amended plans in accordance with Development Control Regulations and that these are under scrutiny.
When TOI contacted Usman Gani Khatri of Khatri House, his son Iqbal said, "We did not increase from 13 floors to 16 floors. We had an approved plan up to 16 floors. But as per the new DCR, the fungible FSI
can be utilized only up to 13 floors. We want to live in this building and do not want any unauthorized work. We are willing to pay the penalty. Our amended plan is under BMC scrutiny." Yakub Kapadia, director, Beauty Centre, said, "Our plan was approved up to six floors in 2011. We went up to seven, but the BMC approved it in 2012."
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