BMC finds buildings on plot for sewage plant, stops work, orders criticism towards SRA engineer | Mumbai Information – The Instances of India

MUMBAI: BMC has issued a stop-work discover for a transit camp in Worli after discovering out it’s developing on the civic physique’s personal reserved land parcel earmarked for development of a sewage remedy plant.Civic officers stated two of BMC’s sewer traces move by the plot, and preliminary findings point out development exercise has already disturbed sewage circulate, elevating issues of flooding and infrastructure failure, particularly throughout monsoon. Extra civic chief Ashwini Joshi Thursday directed BMC’s chief engineer (sewerage operations) to file a prison criticism towards D B Patil, a Slum Rehabilitation Authority government engineer from G South ward, for allegedly illegally granting permission in April 2025 for seven transit camp buildings.In her official communication, Joshi accused Patil of collusion with the challenge’s privatedevelopers, Lokhandwala Infrastructure Pvt Ltd together with M/s Lokhandwala DB Realty LLP. The developer claimed all approvals had been duly granted.The transit camp buildings (numbered 1 to 7) are for a proposed particular township challenge involving redevelopment of slums at Jivanjyot (SRA) CHS, Shree Swami Vivekanand Nagar, Veer Jijamata Nagar and Mata Ramabai Nagar in Worli.Patil instructed TOI that the SRA (Slum Rehabilitation Authority) had revoked permission for development of the transit camp buildings and he had filed an FIR towards the builders on Sept 15, 2025, stating that work on the camp was began with out permission. He added, “We’re handing over the reservation plot (to the BMC) tomorrow.”The newest developments come within the wake of a discover issued by the District Catastrophe Administration Authority (DDMA), which warned that harm to main sewer traces on the web site may set off flooding throughout massive elements of central and south Mumbai throughout monsoon.In keeping with DDMA, the positioning homes a important and ageing sewer community, together with a 57inch diameter sewer line and a 4ft 8 inches by 7ft predominant sewer line. These traces are related to the Lovegrove Sewerage Pumping Station and carry substantial sewage circulate from G South and G North wards.Any harm to those traces, notably throughout the monsoon, when sewage influx rises considerably, the DDMA has stated, may disrupt upstream sewer networks and set off flooding in a number of densely populated areas together with Shivaji Park, Dadar, Prabhadevi, Decrease Parel, Delisle Highway, Worli and Saat Rasta.Civic officers stated the approvals had been granted regardless of the land being reserved for public utilities and the presence of important sewer infrastructure. “The approval of transit camps on a reserved plot that’s to be handed over to BMC is totally unlawful,” Joshi stated, including that the SRA asking the architect to hunt a no-objection certificates from the land-owning authority (BMC) was additionally unlawful.The BMC has annexed the property register (PR) card to its official communication to make it clear that the land belongs to it. A letter despatched by the SRA to the BMC on Thursday additionally said that the slum rehab authority had initiated the motion of revoking the approval given to assemble the transit camp buildings.A spokesperson for Lokhandwala DB Realty LLP (now renamed Valor Property) said, “The non permanent transit camp buildings are permitted in-situ on the reserved land as per the provisions of Clause 4 of Reg. 33(10) of Improvement Management & Promotion Rules, 2034 (DCPR-2034). Accordingly, SRA has duly granted the approval for non permanent transit camp construction buildings on 11.04.2025. Additional, as per clause 4.6 of Reg. 33(10) of DCPR-2034, ‘In all such circumstances the place the non permanent transit camp is erected, the situation shall be that the buildings shall be demolished by the developer/society/NGO inside 30 days of granting Occupation Certificates to the rehab buildings and the positioning ought to be introduced again to the unique state. Until the transit camps are absolutely demolished, growth rights for the free sale space shall not be permitted for use past 75% of the overall admissible free sale space permissible underneath this regulation.’ A situation to the above impact has already been included within the letter of intent (LOI) dated 31.12.2012 issued by the SRA in favour of the principal developer (BMC) & the implementing company.”The spokesperson stated that BMC’s assertions within the matter “are inconsistent with the regulation and the approvals granted to date.”