Only 48% Bldgs have OC in Mumbai

Mumbai: 27000 cr budget's The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) does not have a system in place to track builders who violated rules. BMC admits that the work of tally building without OC is going on step by step. Last 9 years data shows that approximately 1597 proposal received and 766 OC's issued by BMC. In a short only 48% bldgs have OC. Its revealed by Anil Galgali who filed a RTI query at BMC.

Bmc was asked for the figures in a RTI query filed by Activist Anil Galgali. In response,  D P Solkar, Administrative Officer of Development Planning of Bmc transfer Galgali Application Deputy Chief Engineer of City and Suburbs. Instead to take action against illegally occupied buildings, revealed it is unaware of the number of buildings that do not have OC. Anil Galgali filed first Appeal at same office to Executive Engineer. In a hearing, V R More admits that the information regarding building proposal as well as development and planning, has step by step put on website.  Remain information has been available on website after  6 to 7 months. The argument made by Galgali that Every 3 month  a statements showing total no of proposal received and IOD, CC, OC, BCC issued  was submitted by Respective Deputy Chief Engineer of Building Proposal at Chief Engineer. Then why not tally of Bldgs without OC has no record and maintend . Mr More has give positive response to Galgali's argument and order to give a yearly record which was available from 2003. 

A data revealed that from 2003-04  to 2011-12, in a 9 years total 14370 proposal received. 9841 IOD (Intimation of Disapproval), 13313 CC (Commencement Certificate), 6888 OC ( Occupation Certificate) and 128 BCC (Building Completion Certificate) issued. In a year approximately 1597 new proposal received by Bmc but  only 48 % buildings get OC ie  766 in a year. Compare to proposal, CC issued by large number. Approximately 93% CC issued which is reached 1480 in a year. Simultaneously IOD percentage is 69. Bmc babus are so hurry to issued CC and IOD but when time come to issue OC, this babus hands not work according to the law and they has not perfect data of numbers of bldgs in Mumbai without OC, Said Galgali. Its Anil  Galgali 3rd RTI in same issue,  who every time assured by Authority that work is going on. Even Chief Minister Prithiviraj Chavan told the State Legislative Assembly in first week of July 2012 that there are nearly 5,000 buildings in Mumbai without OC. Mr Chavan announced that a special drive will be undertaken to survey buildings in Mumbai that have been handed over to flat buyers without an OC.

# Unsafe and irregularities in Construction

An OC is a document issued by the Municipal Body to a builder after the completion of a buildings to certify that the construction is in compliance of the approval plan and buildings codes and laws. Many times builders are denied an OC bcz they do not follow the norms. Builders can offten escape  by paying fine. In 2011, master  blaster Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar  also escape by paying a fine. Tendulkar was fined for occupying his multi storey bungalow at Perry Cross Road in Bandra without first getting an Occupation Certificate.  Residents of buildings without an  OC have to pay twice the water charges and a higher property tax. Flat buyers can suffer if the buillder of there construction does not procure an OC. If people's pay extra charges then how bmc claims that they have not complied figures of buildings in Mumbai, said Galgali.

A shocked Galgali said, CM also misguided by corrupt bmc officer's because after a information provided by Bmc, Chief Minister of State made announcement. After 2 year's till bmc not tally of bldgs without OC is something wrong. Because they have yearly records of all proposal received and issued IOD, CC, OC and CC.The concerned building proposal officer's from Sub Engineer to Chief Engineer should be held accountable when buildings are occupied by without OC. 

                        

                         Statements of proposal, IOD, CC, OC and BCC is as follows : 

Year	No. of Proposal Received	No. of IOD Issued	No. of CC Issued	No. of OC Issued	No. of BCC Issued
2003-04	2143	1469	1871	951	202
2004-05	1937	1355	1948	911	168
2005-06	1766	1289	1829	967	168
2006-07	1720	1195	1731	887	143
2007-08	1602	1100	771	831	120
2008-09	1398	990	1528	590	133
2009-10	860	409	789	270	44
2010-11	1418	1062	1444	545	72
2011-12	1526	972	1402	936	96
Total	14370	9841	13313	6888	1146