GUWAHATI: The Assam cabinet has approved the amendment of the Assam Unified Building Construction (Regulation) Byelaws, 2022. The decision, taken during a cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, November 19 at Lok Sewa Bhawan, seeks to enhance the state's building regulations to ensure construction activities comply with established norms.
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The amendments are aimed to ensure sustainable, healthy, and efficient urban development by improving land use, transportation, and mechanisms for capturing land value in urban areas. These changes are intended to create liveable cities with better infrastructure and planning.
The key changes in the amendment include an increased Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to encourage vertical growth, provision for hazard map, reduction in visitor parking and enhancement of landscaped area in building to promote groundwater percolation & recharge, encouragement of construction of energy efficient buildings, enhancement of fire safety norms.
