The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will not give Consent For Operation (CFO) to the apartment that does not show the source of drinking water supply. The builders cannot hand over the flats to buyers unless he gets CFO from KSPCB.
For apartment buyers, dream home is turning to be elusive or indefinite. The homes are built and payments have been made but flats will be handover only when builder gets CFO from pollution control board.
Prevailing Norms
- According to prevailing norms, at the time of construction builder has to get Consent For Establishment (CFE) form KSPCB if the structure is more than 5,000 sq.ft in area.
- If the building is more than 20,000 sq.ft in area, the builder has to obtain CFO and environment clearance after completing the structure.
- If there are more than 25 apartment complex, a builder should establish their own sewage treatment plant, garbage disposal system and source of drinking water to apartments.
KSPCB’s norms do not permit the builders to drill bore wells to draw water for these apartments and builder will not get CFO till they show the source of drinking water for these apartments.The builder had applied for BWSSB water supply but Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) will supply drinking water to these apartments only in 2012 after the completion of Cauvery Stage IV Phase II and if there is sufficient water to supply.
Some of the builders have completed their projects according to prevailing norms. But KSPCB has denied CFO to the builders and builders cannot handover the flats to buyers. KSPCB and builder will have to sit to explore the possibilities of supplying drinking water to get CFO and handover the flats to buyers.
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