The Times of India 17.03.2011
MCD to make floor-wise approval of plans easy
NEW DELHI: There is good
news for people living on individual floors in Delhi. Now, you don’t
have to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from your neighbours for
carrying out construction, as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
(MCD) is soon going to come up with guidelines for floor-wise
regularizing and sanctioning of building plans in accordance with the
Master Plan of Delhi 2021.
The standing committee on Wednesday asked MCD
commissioner K S Mehra to prepare the new guidelines within two months.
So far, a person living in a flat was expected to obtain an NOC from
all the occupants of the building before carrying out any new
construction.
“There were many complaints in this regard as
other occupants of the building often used to refuse to give NOC.
Earlier, we used to give floor-wise approval for building plans, but
after the Lieutenant-Governor raised an objection last year in April,
this procedure was discontinued. We have asked the MCD commissioner to
prepare the guidelines in the next two months so that citizens of Delhi
can comfortably live in the houses and don’t have to depend on the
permission of their neighbours for carrying out any construction,” said
Yogender Chandolia, chairman, standing committee.
According to senior MCD officials, obtaining an NOC from all the
occupants is a cumbersome process and in most cases it is impossible to
get an NOC as the other parties want the person, who wants to carry out
new construction, to either give them money or some other benefit.
While framing the guidelines, MCD officials say, the issues concerning
structural safety, distribution of floor area ratio (FAR) and problems
of water, electricity, sewer and parking have to be addressed.
“At present, the FAR is for the entire building constructed on a piece
of land. Now, we have to find out a way to fix the FAR for each floor.
Apart from this, parking water, electricity and structural safety issues
also have to been carefully studied,” said a senior MCD official.
Once the policy is in place, Delhiites will be expected to simply
submit their building plan and the proposed construction. MCD’s
technical committee will assess the structural stability and other
parameters and then give floor-wise approval.
“At present, MCD
doesn’t have structural engineers, so we plan to make a panel of
structural engineers to assess the new proposed structures,” said the
official.
In December 2006, the civic body started
approving floor-wise building plans, but it was discontinued in April
2010. Since then, there has been rampant illegal construction in the
city.
news for people living on individual floors in Delhi. Now, you don’t
have to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from your neighbours for
carrying out construction, as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
(MCD) is soon going to come up with guidelines for floor-wise
regularizing and sanctioning of building plans in accordance with the
Master Plan of Delhi 2021.
The standing committee on Wednesday asked MCD
commissioner K S Mehra to prepare the new guidelines within two months.
So far, a person living in a flat was expected to obtain an NOC from
all the occupants of the building before carrying out any new
construction.
“There were many complaints in this regard as
other occupants of the building often used to refuse to give NOC.
Earlier, we used to give floor-wise approval for building plans, but
after the Lieutenant-Governor raised an objection last year in April,
this procedure was discontinued. We have asked the MCD commissioner to
prepare the guidelines in the next two months so that citizens of Delhi
can comfortably live in the houses and don’t have to depend on the
permission of their neighbours for carrying out any construction,” said
Yogender Chandolia, chairman, standing committee.
According to senior MCD officials, obtaining an NOC from all the
occupants is a cumbersome process and in most cases it is impossible to
get an NOC as the other parties want the person, who wants to carry out
new construction, to either give them money or some other benefit.
While framing the guidelines, MCD officials say, the issues concerning
structural safety, distribution of floor area ratio (FAR) and problems
of water, electricity, sewer and parking have to be addressed.
“At present, the FAR is for the entire building constructed on a piece
of land. Now, we have to find out a way to fix the FAR for each floor.
Apart from this, parking water, electricity and structural safety issues
also have to been carefully studied,” said a senior MCD official.
Once the policy is in place, Delhiites will be expected to simply
submit their building plan and the proposed construction. MCD’s
technical committee will assess the structural stability and other
parameters and then give floor-wise approval.
“At present, MCD
doesn’t have structural engineers, so we plan to make a panel of
structural engineers to assess the new proposed structures,” said the
official.
In December 2006, the civic body started
approving floor-wise building plans, but it was discontinued in April
2010. Since then, there has been rampant illegal construction in the
city.
