October 01, 2021 8:10 am
As per the new Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) rules, the restriction on development in creek and bay areas has been reduced from 100 m to 50 m from the high tide line.
December 05, 2020 9:19 am
FSI is a tool that defines the extent of construction that is permissible on a plot. It is the ratio of the total built-up area to the total plot area.
May 09, 2016 2:19 am
The move can provide hope for buildings such as Campa Cola compound in Worli that have built-up space beyond permissible FSI limits, disallowing them to go in for redevelopment.
July 11, 2015 12:43 am
Mumbai’s planners first introduced FSI limits in Mumbai in 1964. The limits regulated the amount of floor area that could be built in various zones of the city.
March 20, 2015 4:29 am
The urban development department notification has increased the 0.33 FSI.
February 21, 2015 9:41 am
For the first time, BMC has introduced the concept of variable FSI, linking it to transit-oriented-development.
February 11, 2015 1:01 am
Ministers ask for complete removal of height restriction, CM cites fire-fighting capacity of cities.
December 23, 2014 3:00 am
To promote industries additional FSI from 0.1 to 0.9 will now be sanctioned.
November 12, 2014 3:24 am
If FSI raised to 4 (present 1.33), will need 6.4 hectares for other amenities.
September 24, 2014 12:33 am
It is due to its very inherent scope for manipulations that FSI has become a much maligned acronym in Mumbai.