To cope with the ever-expanding urban sprawl in and around the city, the state government has proposed a brand new makeover plan. Under the new plan, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and government town planners will carve out medium and large sized neighbourhoods from a pocket,which could then be redeveloped using the cluster redevelopment approach.
The state urban development (UD) department has already proposed an amendment in norms to allow civic officials and government town planners to undertake the exercise of surveying and defining the clusters. The proposal could soon be brought before the state cabinet, officials said.
In line with the state’s cluster redevelopment policy, the minimum area of a cluster will be 1 acre. It could contain various categories of buildings—dilapidated, unauthorized, legal, slums etc. A cluster will be defined formally following an exercise of suggestions and objections from those affected.
The redevelopment of a cluster could either be taken up by a public agency or a private developer, who is proposed to be appointed through a transparent process. A floor space index (FSI) of 4 will be provided for their integrated development.
Incentives of individual buildings or structures within a cluster will vary depending on norms for each category. Development control regulations will also have to be amended before enforcing the plan, sources said.
The new plan is also proposed to be enforced in other cities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The ever-expanding urban sprawl had led to a spate of illegal buildings in these parts.
In light of the Mumbra building collapse tragedy in April this year, which claimed 74 lives, CM Prithviraj Chavan had announced a plan to extend the cluster redevelopment model to illegal buildings too.
Existing provisions of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, lack adequate provisions for dealing with such unauthorized structures, sources said.
The illegal buildings, however, won’t be provided any incentive FSI for redevelopment, sources said. Residents of such buildings will also have to bear the cost of construction, a senior official added.
The state urban development (UD) department has already proposed an amendment in norms to allow civic officials and government town planners to undertake the exercise of surveying and defining the clusters. The proposal could soon be brought before the state cabinet, officials said.
In line with the state’s cluster redevelopment policy, the minimum area of a cluster will be 1 acre. It could contain various categories of buildings—dilapidated, unauthorized, legal, slums etc. A cluster will be defined formally following an exercise of suggestions and objections from those affected.
The redevelopment of a cluster could either be taken up by a public agency or a private developer, who is proposed to be appointed through a transparent process. A floor space index (FSI) of 4 will be provided for their integrated development.
Incentives of individual buildings or structures within a cluster will vary depending on norms for each category. Development control regulations will also have to be amended before enforcing the plan, sources said.
The new plan is also proposed to be enforced in other cities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The ever-expanding urban sprawl had led to a spate of illegal buildings in these parts.
In light of the Mumbra building collapse tragedy in April this year, which claimed 74 lives, CM Prithviraj Chavan had announced a plan to extend the cluster redevelopment model to illegal buildings too.
Existing provisions of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966, lack adequate provisions for dealing with such unauthorized structures, sources said.
The illegal buildings, however, won’t be provided any incentive FSI for redevelopment, sources said. Residents of such buildings will also have to bear the cost of construction, a senior official added.
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