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Structural fitness, rainwater harvesting now must for old buildings in Maharashtra
Structural fitness, rainwater harvesting now must for old buildings in Maharashtra
Maharashtra has made structural stability certificates and rainwater harvesting mandatory for old buildings seeking new water or drainage connections. The Urban Development Department issued the government resolution on Monday, making compliance a…
The Story in Brief
Maharashtra has made structural stability certificates and rainwater harvesting mandatory for old buildings seeking new water or drainage connections. The Urban Development Department issued the government resolution on Monday, making compliance a condition for granting utility connections across municipal corporations, municipalities, and nagar panchayats.
Applicants must submit the building's construction permit and a valid structural stability certificate. An engineer will examine these, and a feasibility report must confirm space for rainwater harvesting and bio-sludge management without danger to the building or neighbours. The move is part of 'ease of doing business and ease of living' reforms, said the department.
The Indian Opinion
Some will call this yet another layer of red tape. But after years of flooding and building collapses in Mumbai and other cities, demanding a structural stability certificate and rainwater harvesting before giving new water connections is plain common sense. The real test is enforcement: municipal bodies must not turn this into a mere formality. The number of buildings that actually install working rainwater systems in the next year will tell us if the order has teeth or is just paper.
Source: realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com
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