The total NDZ land available for affordable homes is in excess of 5,000 acres, said officer on special deputation for BMC, Ramanath Jha, adding that in NDZ lands, the land owner will be allowed to keep 50% of the permitted floor space index (FSI), which has now been increased to 2 (owner can avail 35% extra FSI on payment of premium taking the total FSI to almost 3. Prior to this, the FSI on NDZ lands was 0.20 to 0.40 and that the remaining 50% will be reserved for affordable housing and creating social amenities, he said.
