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100 Mumbai buildings declared dangerous in pre-monsoon survey

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The Times of India            03.06.2018  

100 Mumbai buildings declared dangerous in pre-monsoon survey

| Jun 3, 2018, 15:38 IST
A pre-monsoon survey has declared 7 Mumbai buildings as extremely dengerous.

 

A pre-monsoon survey has declared 7 Mumbai buildings as extremely dengerous.

 

MUMBAI: In its annual pre-monsoon survey, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has declared seven buildings in the city as extremely dangerous.
These seven buildings which come under the repair board of Mhada are said to be more than 50 years old.

Prakash Mehta, state housing minister said that the Mhada officials have managed to vacate 286 families from these seven buildings. He also said that the officials have sent notices to the remaining 117 families to vacate.

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"Our survey has found that there are seven buildings in the most dangerous category. We are requesting the occupants to vacate the premises for their own safety," Mehta said.

There are 93 dilapidated buildings which fall under the jurisdiction of the BMC and the state housing minister said that these dilapidated buildings fall in C1 (dangerous) category of the municipal corporation and the BMC will be getting them vacated too.
 

Mumbai: New development plan to come into effect from June 23

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The Times of India       04.06.2018  

Mumbai: New development plan to come into effect from June 23

MUMBAI: The city's Development Plan (DP) 2034 will come into force from June 23, exactly a month after a notification was published in a state government gazette. But the plan which comes into force will not include the Excluded Plan (EP), for which suggestions and objections are being sought from citizens.

The DP is a blueprint for the city's land use for two decades. The state urban development department had issued the notification on sanctioning of the DP on May 8. It had three parts - the sanctioned part (Schedule A), the revised part, called Excluded Plan (Schedule B), and Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR) for its implementation.

The EP has newly-introduced provisions and significant changes suggested by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) planning committee and the state government and had been approved by the civic general body. The Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act requires that the government invite fresh suggestions and objections from citizens.

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Till June 22, proposals will be processed under the DP and DCR 1991, but from June 23, they will be processed under DP and DCPR 2034, but again taking into consideration which are the more stringent of the two, which means the DP and DCPR 2034, and EP provisions.

BMC has decided that for proper implementation and guiding architects and staff for processing proposals after June 23, guidelines in the form of a transition policy will be issued. A civic official said the policy should be ready in eight days. "For the EP, the government can either give a hearing or take a decision on it," said the official.
 

Corporation gets busy to face rain challenge

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The Hindu        31.05.2018 

Corporation gets busy to face rain challenge

Work unde rway at a storm-water drain next to Maharani’s College at Paduvarahalli in Mysuru.M.A. SRIRAMM.A. SRIRAM

Work unde rway at a storm-water drain next to Maharani’s College at Paduvarahalli in Mysuru.M.A. SRIRAMM.A. SRIRAM  

Silt is being removed from storm-water drains across city

With the onset of monsoon, Mysuru’s rain preparedness seems to have been stepped up with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) cleaning up stormwater drains across the city on a war-footing.

As silt in drains is the main cause for floods, officials are busy with removing silt from 70-km long stormwater drains.

The ongoing work here gains significance as clogged drains in Mangaluru were said to be behind the rain damage in the coastal city.

Already, pre-monsoon showers and rain, owing to low pressure in the Arabian Sea, have been lashing the city for the past many days.

MCC Commissioner K.H. Jagadish told The Hindu that the work is under way in areas in low-lying areas.

Among nine zones in the MCC limits, storm water drains run across all zones barring Zone 5. The longest running drain is located in Zone 9 which has a length of 20.9 km.

He said the Superintendent Engineer, MCC is supervising the works which are coordinated by the respective heads of the Zones. “I have inspected the works which are being undertaken simultaneously, and they are in various stages of completion. Before the monsoon gets active, the work will be done,” he replied.

Silt is also being removed from manholes as there are possibilities of storm water entering the UGD lines. Blocked UGD lines, if any, are also getting cleared using machines.

“Since the dredging work has been taken up on a priority basis, we are completing 60 percent work with extra men and machinery employed to complete the job before the monsoon peaks in,” the Commissioner said.

The Commissioner also said that weak and dried tree branches are being trimmed to prevent them from falling on electrical lines.

“We are also awaiting permission from the Forest Department for uprooting dead trees which pose threat to public safety. On getting the nod, such trees would be cleared.”

Mr. Jagadish said that three ‘abhaya’ (rapid response) teams will be working round-the-clock, in different shifts, to attend to rain-related emergencies.

In case of trees uprooting in the night, the team will make arrangements for clearing the traffic.

Two teams will remain as stand-by for attending to complaints of UGD in the event of heavy rains and to clear blockages in the drains, he added.

 
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