RSS Feeds Forgot Password | Register
Real Estate | March 12, 2012
#16654

Mumbai builders have to pay fire protection fee foo

Mumbai real estate developers will have to pay a fire protection fee along with scrutiny fees to get their building plans approved by the fire department, according to a proposal awaiting the nod of the municipal commissioner. The fire protection fee will be charged for residential buildings, commercial buildings, including malls, commercial centres, luxury hotels and multiplexes.
 
 This is the first time that the civic body will be charging a fire protection fee for new buildings.
 
 For commercial structures,
 the fee will be in the range of Rs 50-60 per sq m and Rs 25-30 per sq m for residential structures. Currently, the fire department generates revenue to the tune of Rs 40-50 crore through various fees for new building structures. The fire department currently charges a scrutiny fees to grant no-objection certificates (NOCs) to new buildings. Fire officials have also proposed an increase in the scrutiny fees for highrises and other structures.
 
 The proposal to charge a fire protection fee for new buildings has been sent to the municipal commissioner (of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation). It has also been proposed a hike in the scrutiny fees that is charged to grant NOCs to new buildings. Once the proposal is approved, it will be included in the upcoming budget, Deputy Fire Officer AR Patil said.
 
 
 Currently, the civic body charges a fire protection fee from existing buildings. This tax is collected as part of the property tax. Fire officials said the new fire protection fee will be used for buying fire-fighting equipment and upgrade the existing ones. It will also be used to secure families of firemen who get injured or killed during fire-fighting operations.

Advertise Here [670 W x 90 H pixels]
Subscribe Project Reporter
  • Sector News

  • Latest News

  • 20 Dec 2014

    NMRC finalises 21 station for Greater Noida metro project

    read more
  • 16 Dec 2014

    Centre approves proposal to ensure quick transfer of land owned by government departments and PSUs for metro rail projects

    read more
  • 05 Dec 2014

    IRB Infrastructure gets provision certificate for Pathankot Amritsar BOT Project

    read more
  • 05 Dec 2014

    MMRDA approves two metro corridor project for Mumbai

    read more
  • 05 Dec 2014

    GOI gives nod to monorail project in Chennai

    read more
  • 18 Nov 2014

    Telangana government plans to take up road development in a big way

    read more
  • 04 Jan 2015

    PM stresses on improving quality of urban governance...

    read more
  • 04 Jan 2015

    Government to build industrial corridors and smart cities...

    read more
  • 04 Jan 2015

    AP to seek Rs 2,000 crore under Swachh Bharat scheme...

    read more
  • 04 Jan 2015

    BHEL gets 1x800 MW Kothagudem power project...

    read more
  • 04 Jan 2015

    BHEL, HSL and Midhani comes together to bid for submarine project...

    read more
  • 04 Jan 2015

    Develop new airports in Arunachal Pradesh: Thangwang Wangham...

    read more
|
Advertise Here [728 W x 90 H pixels]