MC to work on green building concept

Sukhmeet Bhasin

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, May 7

The Local Bodies Department has come up with a green building concept and the Municipal Corporation Bathinda (MCB) is planning to start work on it.

Last year, the Union Government had sent guidelines under the New Model Building Bylaws-2016 to the MCB and the Block Development Authority (BDA).

Issuing a notification in this regard, the Local Bodies Department has instructed the District Town Planner to construct buildings under the green concept.

All necessary approvals related to constructing a building and NOC from the corporation will be given online through the single window system under the concept. Earlier, the model bylaws were to be implemented in smart cities, but now these are being implemented in cities covered under the AMRUT scheme.

As per the scheme, the NOC will be given within 30 days and if it is not given in the stipulated time period, then automatically it will be termed as accepted. These new bylaws would be implemented in certain areas in smart cities while in the AMRUT scheme, these will be implemented on sewerage and water lines as well.

Green buildings will be constructed for the benefit of environment. Under its water harvesting system, solar plants will be installed and construction to be done in such a way that minimum lights be installed.

The concept will benefit residents as the outline of the building will be completed within 30 days. Punjab energy conservation buildings will get 15 per cent rebate on the property tax. In housing colonies, the approval has been given to construct a basement below the green belt.

MCB Commissioner Anil Kumar Garg said, “Under the green building concept, the outline of the house should be in such a way that the sunlight should reach every corner of the building. To reduce the consumption of electricity, LED lights would be used. To reduce the temperature of the house in summers, a layer of bricks will be laid while flooring of the first floor.”