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The construction of a 61-storey structure under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme has stopped. The construction was started on Eastern slopes of Cumballa Hill by Halkara Builders Pvt Ltd. The builder has stopped the construction of the apartments as the land is slide prone. There is another apartment which stands above the slopes on [...] Continue Reading »
The Maharashtra government, plans to implement the recommendations of the Asthana Committee in the rental housing project. The project involves construction of 5 lakh flats in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (covering some areas in nearby districts) and giving them out on rent. The rent for these flats is expected to be Rs.800 – Rs.1,500. The rental [...] Continue Reading »
Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) had conducted MHADA lottery in 2010 to sell its flats, but the lottery winners haven’t got their flats yet. It was the third time MHADA conducted the lottery scheme in order to allot flats in Mankhurd-Mandale belt. Since then, around 3000 lottery winners are still waiting to shift [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi High Court has asked the DDA and the DMRC not to construct any residential complex in Delhi near the metro stations. The stay order was given against an appeal filed by the University of Delhi. The university alleged that Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has leased out some portion of the land near the [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have been asked by the Delhi High Court, to stop the construction of a multi-storied housing society near the University of Delhi. The university had leased 3 hectares of land to DMRC for the construction of Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station and Mass Rapid Transport System [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of South Delhi gave their suggestions on how the city has to be developed in the coming years. Many innovative ideas were placed before the authority. It was planned earlier to arrange meetings on every Tuesday of this month in different zones to collect suggestions from the residents of North, South, East, West [...] Continue Reading »
The state government has declared the construction site of Greenfield international stadium at Kariavattom as a special zone. The construction work of the stadium was inaugurated on 8th May. The special zone status is awarded to the construction of the stadium to ensure the timely completion of the project in Thiruvananthapuram. The construction of the [...] Continue Reading »
Gurgaon, one of the Delhi’s four major satellite cities, has crossed the Silicon Valley, Bangalore, in using computers and internet. Most of the residents have access to internet. The Census Report of 2011 proves that theCyber City Gurgaon has beaten IT hub cities in India like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai. The household usage of internet [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi government has selected 1,300 families across 14 slums for allotment of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) flats. They will be relocated by the end of May. The eligible residents will be allotted flats in the first phase of the project by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB). Flats will be allotted in areas [...] Continue Reading »
The Guwahati municipality has fined a firm named AM construction, for dumping garbage and silt on the roadside. The company was entrusted with the responsibility of carrying out the cleaning and de silting works of the drains on GNB Road under division number 2 of the corporation. The Kamrup district administration is monitoring the cleaning and [...] Continue Reading »
