One more hurdle for the builders to climb

By Accommodation Times Bureau
By Nimisha Gupta

With all the clearance formality already in existence, the all new and pending projects will now
has to go under one more clearance test.i.e environment clearance.

The SEAC 1(state level appraisal committee ) that has already approved the projects in overall
Maharashtra with 554 projects, the new formed SEAC 2 only for MMR(Mumbai metro region)
will mainly look after the Mumbai region. Our honorable CM Mr. Prithviraj Chauhan with
consent of minister of state (independent charge) for environment and forests Mr. Jayanthi
Natrajan proposed the the ideas of having to committee to regulate.

The new formed SEAC 2 will have members from IIT sectors, retired BMC officials, MHADA
officials and the deputy secretary which will on the direction from the central government nod
there head for projects with the built-up area above 20,000sqft. There are many construction
in the pipeline in regions of Thane, Raigad and Mumbai –suburbs that accords the clearance
certificates from the committee.

Some of the factors that will be considered while appraising the construction projects are total
built-up area, energy conservation measure, water requirement, rain water harvesting, green
area , sewage treatment plant, solid waste management and environment management plan.