However, the forest department on Tuesday said that new projects will have to follow the restrictions in the ESZ around the SGNP
Giving some respite to architects in Mumbai and Thane, the forest department has said that the curbs of construction activity within one kilometer of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) will not be applicable to projects that are underway.Earlier, the panel that approves developmental works in the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Sanjay Gandhi National Park had stated that even the projects that are undergoing should be halted. Architect Manoj Daisaria was quoted as saying by the Times of India, “The clarification will give relief to many ongoing projects in Mumbai and Thane wherein already permissions are granted.”
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