Updated On: 06 September, 2023 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
Zero projects from Vasai-Virar have got RERA approval since mid-June, and only 17 of 60 proposals in Kalyan-Dombivli get nod; both metropolitan regions are in the eye of house-of-cards scam

Illegal under-construction buildings in Vasai-Virar that were allegedly built using fudged documents. File pics/Hanif Patel
MahaRERA has thwarted Vasai-Virar and Kalyan-Dombivli-based developers’ attempts to obtain approvals for projects while lacking the necessary permission from local municipal authorities. Between June 19 and September 5, 37 projects from the Vasai-Virar region were awaiting MahaRERA’s nod. However, not one was given clearance by the housing regulatory authority as they did not comply with norms.
Similarly, in the same period, of the 60 proposals received from the Kalyan-Dombivli corporation limits, only 17 were given approvals by the regulatory body. In fact, the brakes have been applied not only in Vasai-Virar and Kalyan-Dombivli but also across the state. According to the data available with the MahaRERA office, permissions for nearly 775 projects trying to obtain RERA certificate sans approval for projects from local authorities has been put on hold by the regulatory body.