After questions were raised about temporary studios being built in the No Development (ND) Zone and Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), the BMC has decided to revise its 2019 policy. As per the new modification, permission for setting up temporary studios and sets in CRZ or ND zones will now only be granted after getting approval from the competent authority.

A civic official said, “The BMC had been issuing shooting permits and permissions to build temporary studios based on its 2019 circular. However, it was later found that many of these permits were being granted for open plots in the ND and CRZ areas. After identifying this loophole, the BMC recently formed a committee to recommend changes to prevent such temporary constructions in these zones.”