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Mumbai: Tardeo Residents Get Relief for OC-less Buildings

Representative AI image MUMBAI: Nearly a year after the Bombay High Court ordered residents of Tardeo’s Willingdon View Co-operative Housing Society Ltd to vacate the upper 18 floors of their 34-storey building due to the absence of an Occupation Certificate (OC), many are expressing relief following the BMC Standing Committee’s approval on July 8 of a proposal that may regularize such buildings. Residents are now urging for the prompt clearance of the proposal by the BMC’s General Body, and they are requesting that the standard operating procedure (SOP) be made public to facilitate payment of the required charges, acquisition of…

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Salman Khan’s Bandra Sea-Facing Project Receives MCZMA Approval

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) has approved a proposal for a new sea-facing residential building owned by Salma Khan, mother of actor Salman Khan, in Bandra (West). The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had previously granted the Intimation of Disapproval (IOD) for this project last year. The Khan family plans to build a ground-plus-stilt-plus-six-storey residential structure with a total built-up area of 1,014.11 square meters. Salman Khan currently lives with his parents at the nearby Galaxy Apartments in Bandra. The MCZMA reviewed this proposal among 46 applications at its meeting on June 16, characterizing it as the “proposed…

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Mumbai: Developers Explore Tankers, Recycling Amid Water Restrictions

MUMBAI: As water supplies in Mumbai become tighter, developers and industrial users are adjusting their operations, preparing for increased costs, a greater reliance on tankers, and potential project delays, while also accelerating investments in water recycling and reuse. The BMC has suspended water supply to construction sites and implemented a 20% reduction in supply to industrial and commercial entities due to declining reservoir levels and a delayed monsoon. These restrictions are on top of a previously established 10% cut from the previous month. Amit Jain, Chairman and Managing Director of Arkade Developers, mentioned that these measures would drive developers towards…