THANE CIVIC BODY FINALIZES SOP FOR CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT

The cluster scheme has been created for the redevelopment of slums and densely populated areas

First India Bureau

Thane: The civic body in Thane city on Tuesday announced that the Standard Operat - ing Procedure (SOP) for cluster development in the city has been finalized. The cluster scheme has been created for the redevelopment of slums and densely populated areas in the city, and it will be done in a comprehensive manner as per the principles of town planning, Abhijit Bangar, Thane Municipal Commissioner said.

As per the official release of the Thane

Municipal Corporation (TMC), the government has approved the redevelopment plan for areas lacking basic services and that have old and dangerous structures. All public utilities such as roads, drains, schools, clinics, gardens, grounds etc. are included in this plan, it said.

The administration has prepared plans for 45 URPs (urban renewal plan), of which de -

TWO OPTIONS FOR OCCUPANTS velopment of six approved by the General Assembly will be started. The first phase of the plan will cover the areas of Kopri, Rabodi, Tekdi Bangla, Hazuri, Kisannagar and Lokmanyanagar, the release said.

There will be two options available to occupants of the authorized buildings, which have been declared most dangerous (C-1) by the corporation, that they can either de- velop such structures themselves or through cluster development, the TMC said.

In case of buildings that are not declared most dangerous, if 70% or more occupants give their consent they could be included in the cluster scheme. However, all unauthorized buildings located in cluster areas will be developed under the cluster scheme only, it was stated.