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Real Estate Body Writes To PM, Maharashtra CM Over Easing Environmental Clearance Process

January 26, 2019

The apex real estate body of Mumbai, CREDAI-MCHI wrote to the Prime Minister and Maharashtra chief minister of the state, asking them to review the environmental clearance process and even suggested that, wherever already approved development plan for residential, commercial and retail development and projects is existing, no environmental clearance should be demanded or pressed for.

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The letter, a copy of which is available with DNA, started with an introduction that CREDAI-MCHI has received various grievances from its members highlight the difficulties in getting the environmental clearance from concerned bodies and also suggestions as to how the process can be streamlined by devising mechanism.

The builders' body listed nine points as difficulties they face in getting environmental clearance in the state. The main points includes that, the real estate developers in the state are facing difficulties for clearances from MoEF committees viz State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) and State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) as the concerned authorities are straying from their mandate which is primarily constituted to check and impart environment clearance relating to project under scrutiny and to propose solution to environmental issues which will mitigate any adverse impact because of the proposed project under consideration on the environment.

They also mentioned that the current EIA process is cumbersome and needs to be changed for better efficiency and efficacy of the project execution and completion. One of the points also mentioned that builders are facing problem to harmonise between the order of the environmental panel vis a vis order of MCGM which many times are at odds with each other and causing hurdles in the clearance of the project.

Nayan Shah, President, CREDAI-MCHI on the reason behind writing his letter said, "We want that environment clearance should come under Ease of Doing Business and the environmental clearance should be based on a conceptual plan and not insist IOD or approval plans for issuance of clearance."

They also asked that while applying the laws as laid down by various High Courts in favour of Environmental Protection must be balanced with the laws framed by the High courts in favour of the Project execution and effective clearance. Unnecessary conditions like traffic survey of 500 sq mt periphery around the project site must be left to the subjective jurisdiction of the local authority instead of being taken up for consideration by the SEAC and the SEIAA.

One of the important suggestion for a change in policy by MCHI stated, "Wherever an already approved DP Plan for residential, commercial and retail projects is existing no environmental clearance should be demanded or pressed for. All the prescribed conditions could become part of the Development control rules or the relevant development rules. And only one common committee should be formed for all the authorities and clearance committee like CRZ, SEAC-I. II etc."

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