After demolition of Noida twin towers, BJP leader Somaiya demands audit of illegal high rise buildings in Mumbai

India

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Mumbai,
Aug
29:
Bharatiya
Janata
Party
leader
Kirit
Somaiya
on
Monday
requested
Maharashtra
Chief
Minister
Eknath
Shinde
to
undertake
a
special
audit
of
illegal
high
rise
buildings
in
Mumbai
to
protect
the
interests
of
flat
owners.

Somaiya’s
request
came
a
day
after
the
illegally
built
100-metre
tall
Supertech
twin
towers
in
Noida
were
demolished
using
a
series
of
controlled
explosions.
In
a
letter
to
the
CM,
Somaiya
said,“The
corrupt
practices
in
the
Brihanmumbai
Municipal
Corporation
(BMC)
have
resulted
in
the
erection
of
high
rise
residential
towers
in
Mumbai.

On
the
backdrop
of
the
Supreme
Court’s
decision
to
demolish
the
twin
towers
in
Noida,
a
special
audit
of
such
illegal
towers
in
Mumbai
should
be
undertaken.”
The
former
BJP
MP
alleged
that
the
builders’ lobby
has
been
constructing
such
illegal
structures
by
being
hand
in
glove
with
the
BMC
staff
and
officials.

“Such
buildings
are
either
without
the
Occupancy
Certificate
from
the
civic
body
or
have
obtained
partial
OC.
Such
practices
have
elevated
the
concerns
of
people
who
have
purchased
flats
in
these
buildings,”
he
said.

Noida
twin
towers
turn
to
dust;
Residents
of
nearby
societies
get
nod
to
return
|Key
points

An
OC
is
a
document
issued
by
the
civic
body
to
certify
that
a
building
is
constructed
as
per
the
approved
plan
and
adhering
to
laws.
The
illegally
built
Supertech
twin
towers
in
Noida
were
demolished
on
Sunday.

The
Supreme
Court
had
ordered
the
demolition
a
year
back,
saying
there
had
been
“collusion”
between
the
builders
and
Noida
Authority
officials
who
let
Supertech
Ltd
construct
in
the
area
where
no
buildings
were
to
come
up
according
to
the
original
plans.