Nearly half of the builders and owners, who had sought permission to start construction activities in Nashik city, have received the approval.
The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) had received applications from over 250 builders and developers to start the construction activities. It has given permissions to 120 builders, who had already received commencement certificate for their projects.
Builders, developers or owners may start construction of buildings at the sites, but they will have to keep at the most five workers at the sites. Moreover, builders or owners will have to provide staying facilities at the constructions site itself.
Also, the workers will have to maintain distance of one metre from each other while doing construction activities.
Builders said that some workers were already staying at the construction sites since the lockdown. Hence, construction activities can be started with the help of such people.
On Monday, municipal commissioner Radhakrishna Game had issued an order in this connection following the centre and state government’s decision to give relaxation to certain activities out of containment areas.
The construction activities had come to a standstill after the first lockdown was announced.
According to Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (Credai) Nashik, the construction activities were taking place at over 2,500 sites in the city. Considering it, the number of applications the NMC has received is very low.