Following Bombay High Court’s direction to the State Government to reserve 35 per cent of SRA project land for open spaces, the Maharashtra government on Friday issued a Government Resolution (GR) making it mandatory for all Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) projects to reserve at least 35 per cent of land as open space under Regulation 17(3)(d)(2) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations (DCPR), 2034.

The GR issued by the Housing Department, states that developers will have to hand over the developed open area to the municipal corporation or local planning authority within 90 days of receiving the Occupation Certificate (OC).

The move follows a June 19 order of the Bombay High Court in a public interest litigation filed by NGO Alliance for Governance and Renewal (NAGAR). T

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