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The Maharashtra Government will accord green projects top priority when it comes to environmental clearances, said Ms Valsa R. Nair Singh, State Secretary for Environment.
Addressing a conference organised by the Indian Green Building Council, she said, “We would be announcing reduction in the consent fees for building that follow green house norms, and in some cases even waive it.
Besides, we will give a longer duration of consent validity for such buildings.”
Extra FSI
“I am looking forward to a day when we will only have green buildings in the State. And we have taken a few steps already. Right now I would not want to step into the subject of giving extra FSI for green homes but we are looking into it,” she added.
Mr V. Suresh, Principal Executive Officer, HIRCO, said the market potential for green building materials, equipment and services in India will be $100 billion by 2015, while stating that the marginal addition cost in construction could be recovered in a year.
Dr Prem C. Jain, Chairman, Indian Green Building Council, said 60 per cent of buildings that will exist in the country in 2030, have not even been made yet.
The challenge is to make most of them green.
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