Pune Builders Want Extra FSI For Redevelopment Schemes

A rage in Mumbai with the Bombay Municipal Corporation giving additional FSI to builders, Pune is still going slow with such schemes.
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI), Pune, head, Satish Magar said, with no incentives being offered to the builders as in Mumbai, developers are not too keen on taking up such projects. “In Pune there are several such buildings which needs redevelopment. However, with no incentives, the builders have to settle with very less profit and generally steer clear of such projects,” he said.
A senior town planner said that Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) was proactive and made the amendments as land was becoming scarce and got the extra FSI to go higher which made them take up several dilapidated projects. “The BMC made the necessary changes in the development control rules and it is being implemented,” he said.
While a senior member from the Mantralaya said that it is the duty of the civic body to make the necessary amendments. “ If Bombay Municipal Corporation can do it, so can Pune. Once the amendments are made and the necessary proposal is passed by the GB, then Pune too can have a plan ready for redevelopment especially for the old dilapidated structures,”he said. A civic body member said that presently there are no sops for developers.
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