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Changes in cellar rules sought

Special Correspondent

Some developers not following rules

Increase in the setback to three metres sought
Plea to make 2.5 per cent ventilation shafts compulsory

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has once again urged the Government to bring about some vital changes in the revised common building rules, particularly pertaining to permits for cellars.

A couple of months ago, it had sought necessary orders be issued to improve “efficiency in development control cases” with regard to common amenities, cellars, distance from boundaries, mechanical ventilation and parking area.

HUDA was forced to reiterate its points when a well known private property developer had illegally started excavating the cellar without mandatory setbacks from the site boundary at Kondapur (Survey No.8).

It had resulted in the boundary wall of a neighbouring property.

There was also a possible danger of structural instability to the nearby apartment complexes.

HUDA officials after inspecting the site had asked GHMC to see that the construction is halted immediately, more so, because the developer application for constructing an IT building was rejected on grounds of submission of a fake GO clearing the project!

New building rules

The developer is said to have erected columns in the cellars without any kind of permit.

Ever since the new building rules had come into being last year, HUDA had realised that some developers were not following the rules in its true letter and spirit.

For instance, cellar constructions have been going beyond the building line and the mandatory strip of greenery was being put on the slab.

Blasting of rocks

The planning body had sought cellars be restricted for buildings less than three floors since illegal blasting of rocks was being resorted to.

It had also suggested the Government to increase the mandatory setback to three meters from 1.5 meters and make 2.5 per cent ventilation shafts compulsory to cellars as per the National Building Code (NBC).

Parking rules

It also pointed out that uniform parking rules was necessary throughout GHMC as there is a 10 per cent variation between ex-municipalities and MCH.

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