Skyline not the limit: Gujarat to get 70-storey realty

GANDHINAGAR: In a significant decision made on Tuesday, the Gujarat government approved the construction of buildings of more than 70 floors in five big cities — Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Surat, and Rajkot.
The announcement, which comes ahead of civic body polls in cities later this year, is aimed at providing urban infrastructure to accommodate the rising population.

The new rules will now permit developers to construct skyscrapers of more than 70 floors; the earlier cap was 23 floors. The provision for the construction of such tall buildings will be made in the Common General Development Control Regulations (CGDCR), 2017.
The government said a special technical committee (STC) will be formed to scrutinize the proposals for tall buildings in the state. The proposals for such buildings will be examined by the committee before being sent to the competent authority for approval.
The maximum FSI (Floor Space Index) will not be more than 5.4 in any case. Premium FSI will be available on a chargeable basis. The premium FSI charges will be 50% of the Jantri rate of non-agriculture land, the government said.
The provisions will be applicable in D1 category in areas of Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA), Surat (SUDA), Vadodara (VUDA), Rajkot (RUDA) and Gandhinagar (GUDA), where the permissible base FSI is equal to or more than 1.2.