Real Estate Project in Mumbai Under Fire for Alleged Violations
A recent discovery in Mumbai has raised serious concerns over post-approval compliance and monitoring in real estate projects. According to activist Rishi Marwah, a designated plantation area in a real estate project has been converted into a car parking space, despite being demarcated as a plantation zone in the Occupation Certificate (OC).
Allegations of Violations
- The OC clearly demarcates a plantation zone forming part of the Recreational Ground (RG), which cannot be repurposed.
- Marwah alleged that several real estate projects in eastern suburbs have committed similar violations.
- “If the space was meant for parking, it would not have been approved as a plantation area in the OC in the first place,” Marwah said.
Concerns over Approval Loopholes
Marwah alleged that the apparent conversion points to a larger loophole in the approval system. “Developers could show plantation areas to secure clearances and later convert them into usable spaces like parking, while shifting the plantation elsewhere,” he said.
Call for Regulatory Action
- Marwah called for regulatory intervention and urged authorities to issue a circular prohibiting any alteration or relocation of designated green spaces after the OC is granted.
- He also recommended monthly inspections by the building proposal department, with geo-tagged photographic records to ensure transparency and accountability. Immediate Action Required
Demand for Detailed Report
- Marwah demanded that the building proposal department submit a detailed report within 21 days on similar irregularities across the eastern suburbs.
- He also sought a status report on sites where Miyawaki plantations were undertaken but later removed, including details on the current use and condition of such spaces.