Deccan Chronicle 06.11.2009

BPS: GHMC sets deadline

Hyderabad
Nov. 5: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has asked all the 2,426 Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) applicants pertaining to regularisation of multi-storeyed buildings to submit ‘No Objection Certificate’ from Fire Services and pay the second installment of penalisation charges before December 6, 2009.

The BPS applications filed in GHMC head-office pertaining to Multi-storeyed Buildings are being reviewed for disposal. The applications have to be cleared by December 6.

All applications that are multi-storeyed in nature i.e commercial buildings which are more than 15 metres in height and residential buildings which are more than 18 metres in height require NOC from the fire services department. The fire services department issues NOC on installation of fire safety measures as per the specified rules.

About 2,426 applications have been received under multi-storeyed BPS category. Out of these, 410 applications are from commercial and 2,016 from residential apartments.

Senior officials will visit the BPS applicants under the multi-storeyed category and hold meetings to expedite the process.