Buildings constructed in Mumbai city before 1969 will get additional floor space index FSI when they come up for redevelopment, said the Chief Minister, Mr Ashok Chavan, on Tuesday.
Making the announcement in the Assembly, Mr Chavan said that the State Government had decided to scrap the old rule where 1940 was the base year for giving FSI for redevelopment projects. The sub-categories under this rule have also been removed and henceforth 1969 would be the base year across the city for granting additional FSI, he said.
Mr Chavan, however, did not disclose the exact FSI such projects will get. He also announced that fisherman colonies in the city, which are located in the Costal Regulation Zone CRZ, would be able to undertake redevelopment of their colonies if Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority are made a 51 per cent partner in such ventures, he said.
Mr Chavan said that in order to prevent onslaught of slums in the city, low-cost rental housing is a necessity. Therefore, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will develop five lakh low-cost flats, each having an area of about 160 sq ft. The monthly rents will be between Rs 800 and Rs 1,500, he said.
He added that every two years, the number of slums in the city would be counted with the help of satellite images to curb their numbers. The State and police machinery will be asked to enforce the laws more strictly.
Buildings constructed in Mumbai city before 1969 will get additional floor space index FSI when they come up for redevelopment, said the Chief Minister, Mr Ashok Chavan, on Tuesday.
Making the announcement in the Assembly, Mr Chavan said that the State Government had decided to scrap the old rule where 1940 was the base year for giving FSI for redevelopment projects. The sub-categories under this rule have also been removed and henceforth 1969 would be the base year across the city for granting additional FSI, he said.
Mr Chavan, however, did not disclose the exact FSI such projects will get. He also announced that fisherman colonies in the city, which are located in the Costal Regulation Zone CRZ, would be able to undertake redevelopment of their colonies if Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority are made a 51 per cent partner in such ventures, he said.
Mr Chavan said that in order to prevent onslaught of slums in the city, low-cost rental housing is a necessity. Therefore, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will develop five lakh low-cost flats, each having an area of about 160 sq ft. The monthly rents will be between Rs 800 and Rs 1,500, he said.
He added that every two years, the number of slums in the city would be counted with the help of satellite images to curb their numbers. The State and police machinery will be asked to enforce the laws more strictly.
