The Times of India      18.03.2016 

Civic body encourages builders to take up slum devpt under SRA

Aurangabad: Following the footsteps of the civic bodies in Pune and
Mumbai, the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has started
encouraging builders to take up the city’s identified slums for
development.

In a meeting with the representatives of a
builders’ body on Thursday, mayor Trimbak Tupe asked them to submit area
development proposals under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA).
The general body recently passed a proposal of setting up an authority
for development of various slums in the city in association with private
players.

“We are also creating a conducive atmosphere for the
scheme’s implementation in Aurangabad. The civic body is looking forward
to active participation from the local builders,” Tupe said.

Accepting
the proposal, S H Patil, president of city unit of Credai, said many
builders are eager to adopt the scheme. “There is huge scope for
development in the city as there are more than 50 declared slums. Most
of them are strategically located where vertical development could bring
a sea change,” he said.

Under the scheme, the municipal
authorities are looking at rehabilitation of slum dwellers in
association with private developers and builders using land as a
resource. The government has allowed increased floor space index (FSI)
in the localities that would attract developers as well as builders.