Delhi-NCR
DMRC is now planning to start making stations operational from Mukundpur instead. While earlier, the Mukundpur-Shiv Vihar corridor was set to open from the Shiv Vihar side. Mangu Singh, managing director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said, “The corridor will be opened in sections. Earlier, we had planned to start the corridor from Shiv Vihar since [...] Continue Reading »
National Highways Authority of India has blamed the Planning Commission for blocking its attempts to revive the virtually-stalled road sector and sought more powers to speed up project implementation, in a fresh spat. NHAI chairman R P Singh said in a recent letter to road transport and highway secretary Vijay Chhibber said “It’s high time [...] Continue Reading »
The Public Works Department (PWD) has proposed to extend the Ashram flyover over the Maharani Bagh T-point till the point where the DND flyway meets the Ring Road in a move which could provide major relief to commuters travelling to Noida and East Delhi. The suggestion was submitted by the consultant hired by the PWD [...] Continue Reading »
The Supreme Court put a hold on an order to demolish Supertech’s two under-construction 40-storey towers in the real estate firm’s Emerald Court project. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha issued notices on a batch of petitions by the builder preventing the immediate demolition of the two towers. The bench questioned the [...] Continue Reading »
The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has asked Haryana government to address environmental concerns raised by various quarters in the state’s sub-regional plan, with the aim of preventing construction activities in Aravalis including Mangarbani forest. To demarcate the Mangarbani grove as a ‘no-construction zone’ and to limit construction to 0.5 per cent in the [...] Continue Reading »
The Union Cabinet has deferred its decision on transfer of land for the construction of a world-class exhibition centre and air cargo complex near IGI airport here, thereby delaying the project. The issue was discussed on April 25 at the Cabinet meeting. “On the matter the Cabinet has deferred a decision in its meeting. The [...] Continue Reading »
Passing relief to property owners in Lutyens’ Delhi, NDMC has revised land rates. The civic agency has decided to go with Delhi Development Authority’s land rates instead of the Delhi government’s circle rates, which it had adopted in 2008. This means there will be a massive drop in prices: what cost Rs 19.35 lakh per [...] Continue Reading »
In April 2013, a fire destroyed a slum cluster in Bawana. Recently, over 1,200 families – at least 4,000 people – lost their homes in a fire in Masoodpur Village. The houses in the slums are built of highly inflammable discarded stuff, including wood, plastics and frayed tent material. Most of the times, the authorities [...] Continue Reading »
Real estate consultant KJ Singh said, “The mess that the real estate sector is in today will become worse if FSI is increased as the builder lobby has been asking for a higher FSI.” On a certain plot FSI is the total covered area on all floors of all buildings divided by the area of [...] Continue Reading »
There have been a lot of cases of cheating by Ghaziabad developers. Ghaziabad Development Authority has adopted a transparent route to educate investors by uploading a list of such builders on its official website. The website mentions layout plans have been cancelled by the Authority and sealed properties. List mentioning details of those developers who [...] Continue Reading »
