Bombay HC Urges Strict Safety Adherence for High-Rise Buildings
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has mandated that all planning authorities incorporate a specific condition regarding adherence to “special safety control recommendations for working at heights during high-rise construction” when issuing development permissions for high-rise buildings, as per an expert committee’s report. The state informed the court that directives were issued on August 20 to all municipal corporations and councils to ensure these recommendations are followed. This follows the court’s previous orders highlighting significant safety lapses, particularly regarding machinery such as suspended cranes used in high-rise construction projects. The bench comprising Justices Girish Kulkarni and Manjusha Deshpande has established that…