Mumbai: Developers body CREDAI-MCHI issues advisory for its members to support Police's 'Silent Sundays' initiative

The apex body of the real estate industry in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), CREDAI-MCHI, issued an advisory for its members on Thursday, to support the ‘Silent Sundays’ initiative of the Mumbai police. It has advised its members to strictly ensure that no work is carried out from 10pm to 6am, on weekdays and non-adherence will invite disciplinary action.

“Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey had multiple meetings with CREDAI-MCHI to deliberate on noise pollution due to construction activities. He has expressed his desire to ensure no residents in the vicinity of construction sites are inconvenienced due to noise arising out of construction works, especially on Sundays. Honouring this initiative, CREDAI-MCHI vide this advisory, urges its members having projects within the limits of Mumbai to adhere to the instructions,” the advisory stated.

“Strictly ensure to not carry out any work from 10pm to 6am, during all days of the week and non-adherence to this will invite disciplinary actions. Refrain from any noise making construction activity like piling, excavation, breaking etc. on Sundays. This is to ensure that the residents in the vicinity of construction sites get to enjoy Silent Sundays. To put up information boards at the main entrance of the construction sites displaying info about working hours, name of the project and of the contractor,” the advisory concluded.

On his part, the Mumbai police chief, Sanjay Pandey, acknowledged the efforts of the CREDAI-MCHI, in a tweet on Friday, by sharing their advisory. “Pleased to see this for #silentsundays. We will surely monitor for compliance. Good gesture. Let’s at least get a day #noisefree and also #nohonking.” he tweeted.

Last month, in a bid to curb the menace of noise pollution, Pandey had a meeting with at least a dozen developers. Some of the major steps taken following the meeting were to follow the orders issued by the Bombay High Court - to carry out construction work from 6am to 10pm, installation of sound cutters at construction sites by March 31, the setting up of display boards of timings and permissible noise levels and piling work with sound to be done only between 10am to 4.30pm on weekdays, and not on Sundays.

“CREDAI-MCHI is committed to be at the forefront of any initiative which leads to betterment of Mumbaikars. Based on the initiative of Mumbai CP Sanjay Pandey, an advisory has been issued to the members of CREDAI-MCHI to adhere to work timings and to celebrate Silent Sundays at construction sites. Though our members follow the guidelines laid by authorities, CREDAI-MCHI will continue to lead in knowledge sharing and best practices initiatives,” said Boman Irani, president, CREDAI-MCHI.