Forward of monsoons, Navi Mumbai Municipal Company (NMMC) has determined to determine the soundness of previous buildings within the metropolis. The company has come out with its directives of creating structural audits necessary upon constructing older than 30 years. The civic administration has additionally launched its annual record of harmful dilapidated buildings within the metropolis.
Rising Quantity Of Harmful Buildings Immediate Structural Audits And Repairs In Navi Mumbai
Accordingly, for the monetary 12 months 2024-25, whole of 535 buildings was surveyed by the company and located to be harmful and dilapidated. The buildings declared as harmful to reside was additionally served with notices as per Maharashtra Municipal Company Act 264 part 1, 2, 3,4.
The structural audits of age-old buildings are to be carried out by engineers and structural auditors designated by the administration. “House owners residing in buildings are declared harmful and unstable has been requested to undertake mandatory repairs works on the earliest in order to avert any untoward incidents,” stated an official from the company. The variety of harmful buildings within the metropolis has seen appreciable improve. Final 12 months the survey listed out 528 and within the 12 months 2022-23 survey, whole of 514 buildings have been declared as harmful.
Strict Standards And Penalties Set By NMMC For Structural Audits Of Outdated Buildings
One essential standards enforced by NMMC for evaluation of the harmful buildings is the time when the Occupation Certificates (OC) bot totally or partially was issued to the residents. “These conducting the audit are required to find out the age of the constructing from the date when the OC was issued by the company. These buildings greater than 30 years are required to bear structural audit from the designated auditors and a report is to be filed by 30 September,” knowledgeable the official. The detailed report is to be filed with Ward workplace or City planning division.
These buildings failing to stick to the directives or discovered to be reluctant to get the structural audit carried out, NMMC will levy a penalty of Rs 25000. The company has additionally requested the residents residing in dilapidated buildings to vacate the premises and people persevering with to danger their lives by residing in such buildings, in occasion of accidents the involved will alone be accountable.