Fresh environmental clearance granted for Mumbai redevelopment project

The project involves the redevelopment of specific plots by MHADB through a Construction and Development Agency.

Who it concerns: The project proponent is M/s Keymidtown Developers Pvt Ltd (represented by Manish Savant), and the clearance was granted by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Maharashtra.

Conditions and facts

• Clearance Status: Fresh Environmental Clearance (EC) granted under Category B1 (Townships/Area Development Projects).
• Land Area: Total land requirement is 4.679 hectares, all of which is Non-Forest Land (0 hectares of Forest Land).
• Project Cost: 260,000 lacs (2,600 crores).
• Condition: The project proponent must obtain all mandatory NOCs (including CFO, Civil Aviation, Tree, Sewer, SWM, and SWD) and ensure conformity with local planning rules and Supreme Court orders regarding RG area.
• Condition: Compensatory tree plantation must be completed before any actual cutting or transplantation of trees on site.
• Condition: Treated sewage water must meet parameters set by the National Green Tribunal order dated 30.04.2019, and excess treated water must be reused/recycled via an MoU with a vendor.
• Condition: Construction and demolition waste must be managed as per the Construction and Demolition Management Rules, 2016.

Also in the document

• The project involves no forest land diversion (0 hectares of forest land).
• The project cost is stated as 260,000 lacs (2,600 crores).
• The document specifies that the Environmental Clearance does not tantamount to approvals under other Acts, and the proponent must obtain separate permissions as applicable.