India, Aug. 5 -- The BMC has issued a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for approving high-rise buildings between 120 and 180 metres on plots of 2,000 square metres or more. The SOP, issued by the Development Plan (DP) department on July 21, comes after the Maharashtra government's decision to "simplify the approval process" by removing the mandatory requirement of clearance from the specialised High-Rise Committee (HRC) for such projects.

The SOP lays down a comprehensive framework for independent structural and geotechnical scrutiny of all such proposals. It comes after the Maharashtra government's October 10, 2025 notification amending the Development Control and Promotion Regulations 2034 in order to delegate approval power...