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If a development impacts public safety, it cannot be allowed to relax development rules: Mumbai HC

January 31, 2024

MUMBAI: When the Bombay High Court ordered the removal of seven mechanized cantilever car parking spots (also known as stack parking) built in a residential structure here, it stated that relaxation of development laws cannot be allowed if it negatively impacts public safety. The housing society in Borivali’s stacked parking system seriously jeopardized everyone’s safety, […]

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Fire resistant evacuation lifts must in new building: BMC new policy

December 10, 2017

By Realty Quarter Bureau BMC has come up with a new policy to make all the new buildings equipped with fire resistant evacuation lifts compulsory for buildings above 70meters (22floorsapprox) for fire emergencies. The lifts will have additional power backup, fire-resistant cabins and glass, which will help firemen reach to affected floors and rescue victims. […]

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