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Mumbai’s draft Development Plan (DP) 2034 proposed more than a three-fold increase in the total residential built-up floor area. It has done so by significantly increasing the Floor Space Index (FSI) across the city.
What is FSI?
Mumbai’s draft Development Plan (DP) 2034 proposed more than a three-fold increase in the total residential built-up floor area. It has done so by significantly increasing the Floor Space Index (FSI) across the city.
What is FSI?
- FSI, also known internationally as FAR (Floor Area Ratio), determines the total built-up area allowed on a certain plot area.
- It basically defines the ratio of the
- Total covered area of construction : Total plot size
- Higher FSI allows for more construction, which in case of space-constrained Mumbai, has to be always vertical.
[Sources: Financial Express]
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