G.O. 86 - Amendments or a Sale Agreement with the Builders

Municipal Administration department has alas bowed down to the pressure of the builders lobby. Money might have changed hands that why the department has proposed several amendments to the GO 86.

Deviation of the original sanctioned plan is a common feature in every building constructed or to be constructed by the builders. Why the mortgage law should be amended to 10% of the built up area? Are they plugging loopholes or creating more?

For Water and electricity connections for the new buildings the Occupancy Certificate has been made compulsory only to the building constructed without sanctioned plan, why? If there is poor quality construction as per the sanctioned plan, will that building be given Occupancy Certificate?

On income part to the HUDA and other departments, there was a clause by paying three times more than normal the water and electricity connection can be obtained. Proposed change is if certificate is produced, the money paid for the connections will be reimbursed. Why to collect more and then reimburse?

For violating sanctioned plan after couple of warnings the license can be cancelled besides prosecution. Why the person or company should be blacklisted? Can’t he or the company continue the construction activity in some other license?

Joint Opens Space between the buildings, another clause suit to the needs of the builders.

Already most of the buildings do not have security due to joint open space. Banishment of compound walls will create more problems to the flat owners associations. Who will maintain which part etc? Security and privacy is lost to the inmates of the buildings.

In Fire Accident occurs the greenery etc will be lost due to rolling of the Fire Engine inside the complex. In this regard the argument of the Fire Service department is agreeable to the existing buildings, where there is joint open space. Nothing can be done to those violations now, because of 100% occupancy.

Whatever amendments are being done, are against the Multi-Stories Building Rules and National Building Code and even after Supreme Court orders.

On Fire Safety etc several orders of the AP High Court are yet to be implemented. Will the Hon’ble Court take up the detail study of the GO 86 amendments, before it put to practice? Will the Hon’ble Court appoint a commission to look into proper implementation of its orders with regards to High Rise cellar violations, fire safety, and other amenities by the builders to the inmates of the high rises?

Courtesy: RJ TR Madhavan