Mumbai: Having surveyed the actual site, a team from the Ministry of Civil Aviation has indicated that it should be possible to allow the only under-construction building in the state government’s ambitious Dharavi redevelopment plan to go as tall as 18 floors, of 75 metres, despite its proximity to the airport.
Work on the building has been in slow gear for nearly nine months now for want of a no-objection from the ministry as it is located in close proximity to the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
Satish Gavai, chief executive at the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), said, “Although we haven’t received a formal clearance yet, the team that had surveyed the site observed that there are several other buildings between the airport and this structure that are much taller. They have communicated to us, that in principle, allowing the Dharavi building more height according to our proposal should not be a problem.”
Buildings coming up in proximity to the airport have to get a ‘No Objection Certificate’ for a height clearance from the Airport Authority of India to ensure airspace around airports is free of any obstacles and highrises do not interfere with radar signals or flight paths. The site on which the building is being constructed falls within a five-kilometre radius from the airport.
13/04/15 Manasi Phadke/Indian Express
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Work on the building has been in slow gear for nearly nine months now for want of a no-objection from the ministry as it is located in close proximity to the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
Satish Gavai, chief executive at the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), said, “Although we haven’t received a formal clearance yet, the team that had surveyed the site observed that there are several other buildings between the airport and this structure that are much taller. They have communicated to us, that in principle, allowing the Dharavi building more height according to our proposal should not be a problem.”
Buildings coming up in proximity to the airport have to get a ‘No Objection Certificate’ for a height clearance from the Airport Authority of India to ensure airspace around airports is free of any obstacles and highrises do not interfere with radar signals or flight paths. The site on which the building is being constructed falls within a five-kilometre radius from the airport.
13/04/15 Manasi Phadke/Indian Express
