Homebuyers near Juhu airport worry due to AAI's move

The Airports Authority of India's (AAI) decision to begin using the secondary runway at the airport prompted it to reconsider the NOCs issued to 153 under-construction buildings. The AAI has decided to begin using the secondary runway at Juhu airport in Mumbai and now the AAI is to reconsider the NOCs issued to 153 under-construction buildings in the area.

Now individuals who have invested lakhs of rupees to buy flats in these 153 incomplete buildings repent a lot. The buildings, which lies in the vicinity of the Juhu airport, are now under the scanner of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and the no-objection certificate (NOC) issued to them stands the risk of being cancelled.

Housing projects in the flight path or the vicinity of the airport need an NOC from the AAI before construction begins. Initially, the projects were given a go-ahead by the AAI on the basis of a report that recommended the closure of the secondary runway. However, the report now stands null and void owing to objections from various agencies.

There are indications that the height of buildings may now be restricted and the permission to build up to 14 floors will be reduced to seven. The AAI's decision has also irked builders who said that they were hit hard by the decision, especially projects are already under construction.