{
  "id": 496616,
  "title": "Old Buildings In Maharashtra Need Stability Certificate, Permits For New Utility Connections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/old-buildings-in-maharashtra-need-stability-certificate-permits-for",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-10T17:52:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/old-buildings-in-maharashtra-need-stability-certificate-permits-for-new-utility-connections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mumbai: Owners of old buildings in Maharashtra seeking new water, drainage or other utility connections will now have to furnish valid structural stability certificates and construction permits, besides making provisions for rainwater harvesting and bio-sludge management. Safety Documents Made Mandatory The Urban Development Department issued a government resolution on Monday introducing a…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}