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Surat: Three new projects have been sanctioned for Surat under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in order to provide better basic amenities to the residents of the city. The projects that the Surat municipal corporation (SMC) has been given the approval include a 50 million litres per day (MLD) water treatment plant [...] Continue Reading »
Odisha- In order to monitor the land use control in urban areas, the Odisha government has decided to draft a master plan for all 106 towns by the end of 2014-15. The master plan in 53 towns was prepared by Geographical Information System (GIS) mapping and survey conducted through remote sensing. According to the Director [...] Continue Reading »
Trivandrum- In order to save energy, the Ministry of New and Renewable energy (MNRE) is taking initiatives to make Trivandrum a solar powered city. The decision has been taken and a master plan would be drawn within the next six months. The Trivandrum corporation would implement the project by hiring a company. As per sources, [...] Continue Reading »
Uttar Pradesh Urban Development minister Azam Khan has launched the “Aasra housing scheme” by laying the foundation stone of 120 housing units for urban poor in his home district Rampur. The houses will be constructed on Nainital road in Rampur. The scheme is being executed by the State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) under the Department [...] Continue Reading »
Agra- As summer has arrived, the residents of the city are facing acute water and electricity crisis. With mercury shooting up, the demand for electricity and water has also increased. Despite Supreme Court orders, the power distribution company “Torrent Power” failed to supply uninterrupted electricity to the city. The business community has decided to initiate [...] Continue Reading »
Karnal: An emerging real estate developer, Aegis Homes Limited has successfully made its entry into the real estate sector with its first project named “Aegis Gold Floors” in Karnal, Haryana. The developer has planned to develop above 2000 residential units in Karnal over 3 years time, in order to tap potential of emerging real estate [...] Continue Reading »
Patna: The urban development and housing board department of Bihar has planned to launch Patna metro or monorail system by 2015. This would put an end to the traffic congestion issues in the city. State urban development minister Prem Kumar has announced the news at an election meeting. He said that tenders will be invited [...] Continue Reading »
Chandigarh: Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has planned to stop giving upper time limit to allottees for completing minimum construction on residential and commercial plots. Earlier, it was directed that the allottee has to complete the minimum construction within two years from the date of possession of the plots. A HUDA spokesperson said that now [...] Continue Reading »
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stated that, under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, for a Hindu widow to get the complete ownership rights of a property belonging to her husband, she need not have to be in actual physical possession of the property. The judgement was given by a division bench comprising [...] Continue Reading »
Visakhapatnam- The Europe model row housing project at Rushikonda is on the verge of completion with only few interior fixtures left. The project is being developed by Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) on an area of 6.78 acres of land. The Vice Chairman of VUDA inspected the works completed and directed senior engineers to complete [...] Continue Reading »
