India's Towering Aspirations - A Reality Now
Sky City by Oberoi Realty located at Borivali (E) is a masterpiece par excellence, with thoughtfully chosen amenities, grand design aesthetics, beautifully carved out landscapes and acres of open spaces. It comprises 10 towers ( proposed) with a 60 plus Storeys.
Are we well-equipped with the latest construction technologies, expertise, and advanced mechanization?
By Swati Sanyal Tarafdar with inputs from Maria R.
With the lifting of the ban in India on the construction of skyscrapers in June 2014, cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, which have exhausted the capacity to grow horizontally, heaved a sigh of relief. Their only way to grow for the past one decade, is to grow vertically, and that’s going to be a reality. By 2025, the Mumbai skyline might become more cohesive as an ambitious number of skyscraper projects are approaching various completion milestones.
Till date, Mumbai has the maximum number of approved or under construction high rises - around 71 buildings whose heights range between 150 metres and 450 metres, and barring only six of these, the rest are residential.
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NBM&CW April 2017