State yet to approve green bldg norms

  • 28/05/2010

  • Times Of India (Mumbai)

The state government has been sitting on a proposal that would allow the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to rate buildings according to whether they follow green norms. The BMC had planned to introduce the rating system for residential, commercial, government and other projects from this April. The corporation had received two applications from a leading city builder for environmentally friendly projects, but told the builder to look elsewhere for certification because the BMC