Since the Central government-owned National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) has been unable to begin the redevelopment of the Manora MLA (member of legislative assembly) hostel in a timely manner, the state government has decided to step in.
The tower MLA's residence will now be rebuilt by the Public Works Department (PWD) instead of the NBCC. As the Maharashtra government has terminated contract with NBCC, which was appointed as the Project Management Consultant (PMC) for the redevelopment of Manora MLAs hostel at Nariman Point.
The decision on the redevelopment was approved in a high-powered committee meeting in the presence of Legislative Council Speaker Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar and Speaker of Legislative Assembly Nana Patole. Earlier, the contract for demolition of the tower was awarded to NBCC by the Public Works Department.
A meeting was held at the Vidhan Bhavan to review the construction work of the new MLA building at Manora MLA hostel. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Deputy Speaker Neelam Gorhe, PWD Minister Ashok Chavan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab, Energy Minister Nitin Raut, Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Ashish Kumar Singh, Revenue Additional Chief Secretary of the Department Dr. Nitin Karir, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department Bhushan Gagrani, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Vikas Kharge, Secretary to the Legislative Assembly Rajendra Bhagwat, Secretary (Public Works) AB Gaikwad among others, were present in the meeting.
Meanwhile, the Speaker suggested that the work of the new MLA's residence should resume immediately.
Two 34-storey towers, with 376 apartments were planned initially, each of 1,090 sq.ft. Besides this, a clinic and shop, three dining rooms, an air-conditioned yoga hall, gymkhana, library, mini-theatre, a conference hall (5,300 sq.ft) and two canteens (4,000 sq.ft each) were proposed.
The state government had proposed to provide an FSI of 5.32. The total built-up area for redevelopment was 6.64 lakh square feet, thrice as much the original built-up area -- 1.07 lakh square feet.
According to reports, due to the coastal regulation zone issue, the project was delayed. However, removing this hurdle, CM Thackeray has sought that the FSI be reduced to 1.33 to 5.32 and the tendering process be started. Due to the change in FSI the tower height is likely to be reduced to eight, from the earlier 34 floors proposed.
In July 2016, the state assembly committee signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the NBCC for the redevelopment of Manora MLAs hostel, spread over 3.28 acres of land, at an estimated cost of ₹600 crore.
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