Cities
New Delhi: Soon a list of provisions will be set that have to be followed by those owning plots of size 3,000 square metre and above. An amendment has been proposed by management action groups to the Master Plan 2021 as per which the local bodies should ensure that building plans for such plots have [...] Continue Reading »
Around 13 people are injured, including eight policemen and several vehicles have been damaged in an explosion outside the office of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Malleshwaram today morning. Bangalore police commissioner said that they suspect the blast was caused by explosives strapped to a bike which was parked near the BJP office. However, [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- The chief minister of Tamil Nadu has announced to set up two mega desalination plants in Chennai. A total amount of Rs 2,200 crore has been allocated to these plants, roads and street lights in city and its extended areas. The two desalination plants will come up at Nemmeli and Pattipulam. The desalination plant [...] Continue Reading »
Minister of housing and urban development has announced the expansion of Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) which will now also cover Arakkonam taluk in Vellore district and entire Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts. Under this effect, a substantial portions of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts will be included in Chennai Mega region. The existing jurisdiction of CMA was [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is developing a video feature on its pothole-tracking website to upload videos. The website for this purpose was launched in November 2011 and currently, the citizens can upload only pictures clicked through their android phones. Very soon, uploading the videos of the potholes in the city will be an option. The [...] Continue Reading »
Nishant Prime is a prestigious residential apartment project by Nishant Properties located at Whitefield. The project is expected to get completed by mid of 2014. The project offers 2 and 3 BHK apartments and duplex apartments. The built up area of apartment ranges from 1021 sq. ft to 1960 sq. ft. The price of the [...] Continue Reading »
The Essel Group has launched its real estate private equity fund of Rs 500 crore as a part of its asset management foray. It is a $4-billion company which is owned by Subhash Chandra. This amount will be invested in residential projects in large cities across the country. It has an option to have additional [...] 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 »
Delhi is set to witness more ground covered with greenery as Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has put forward a proposal to allow 1-5% extra floor area ratio (FAR) and ground coverage to green buildings. It is also been decided that builders or developers will be punished if they defy to adopt environment-friendly measures for their [...] Continue Reading »
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has recently received a record breaking revenue from the allotment of building permissions in the financial year 2012-13. The building permissions department of the civic body has received around Rs 631 crore as fees for construction including development charges. The high revenue received has been so due to the revision of [...] Continue Reading »
