Mumbai Industrialist Yash Birla has proposed to convert the landmark Birla House at Malabar Hill into a 44-storey highrise, but the heritage panel will have none of it.
High rise building owners do not seem to adhere to fire safety measures in the State which has put the Fire and Emergency Service Department in a piquant position.
As the numbers of high rise buildings are increasing in Goa
Owners of private properties within 150 metres of the proposed Namma Metro stations across the City have reasons to cheer. They will now be allowed to construct high-rise buildings in accordance with the Bangalore Development Authoritys Master Plan 2015.
Mumbai Proposal to demolish 360 buildings, build 30 highrises on 30-acre plot
More than a month after the state government issued the final notification on the cluster redevelopment policy for buildings constructed prior to 1960 in the island city, the state housing department has received its first proposal under the new policy.
Mumbai Reining in developers who violate open space and other norms governing the construction of towers, the committee that gives the final nod for all high-rise buildings in Mumbai has issued orders that every such proposal should be vetted by it even before construction permits are obtained from the civic body.
PARIS: The Paris City Council on Tuesday moved to scrap a 30-year-old ban on high-rise buildings inside the city walls. The decision could spell a revolution for the French capital's skyline. The Socialist Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe, has championed a change to rules that limit the height of inner-city buildings to 37 metres. Polls have shown that two-thirds of Parisians oppose the change. The 37-m ceiling was brought in 1977 in response to a string of high-rise projects
The Bureau of Indian Standards is planning to come out with a new set of rules for construction of tall buildings. This will help officials and infrastructure companies, which are aiming to construct high-rise buildings in many metro cities including Hyderabad. At present, there are no specific rules to guide builders who are taking up mega projects. The BIS has constituted a highlevel committee consisting of seven experts to frame the rules. It is headed by the engineering expert, Aravind Srivastava.
