Cities
The Goa (Abolition of proprietorships, titles and grants of lands) bill, 2014 was introduced in the state assembly to abolish the rights of the landlords over the evacuee properties that were acquired from the Portuguese government. The bill was eagerly awaited by the residents of evacuee properties. The residents demanded to abolish the proprietary rights [...] Continue Reading »
Praveen Kumar, MCG commissioner of Gurgaon, has directed sanitation contractors to clear all construction and demolition waste in the city immediately. He informed that once the waste is cleared than anyone found dumping construction and demolition waste in the city will be fined Rs. 25,000. Four transit sites have been indentified for collecting and dumping [...] Continue Reading »
To stop the increasing slums in national capital and to replace them with the affordable housing for those who belong to weaker section is a major promise made by all political parties for the coming elections. Even after the completion of this project, houses are not allotted to their rightful owners. With the model code [...] Continue Reading »
The government of Andhra Pradesh is going to sell its equity share in some marquee urban infrastructure projects in Hyderabad, likely boosting up a row because the state is in the process of being divided to from Telangana. The stake sale could collect hundred of cores of rupees but it can also lead to controversy, [...] Continue Reading »
The objection for construction of the apartment building in the vicinity of the Rashtrapati Bhawan has been withdrawn last year by the Central government. The change of land use, which was necessary for real estate major DLF to construct the building has also approved by the the Union urban development ministry. Earlier there were reservations [...] Continue Reading »
Illegal constructions spread over 4,000 sq ft in Warje, has been demolished by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Saturday. According to Civic officials these incorporated residential and commercial establishments. Without permission from the civic administration, the side and front margins were occupied in the premises. The civic administration had acted against encroachments in Ambegaon, Bavdhan [...] Continue Reading »
The Howrah Municipal Corporation announced on Tuesday, a partial discount for property and commercial tax in expectation of higher revenue. They decided that no penalty or interests need to be paid. The Howrah mayor Rathin Chakraborty, says, that the KMC has already started a scheme which has great benefits. He also says, that the last [...] Continue Reading »
In Mumbai, on Saturday, Christians are going to march to Azad Maidan to protest for land acquisition notices issued to various churches and church-run schools. The protest is being conducted under the banner of Save Our Land (SOUL). Activists say, since December they have been approaching various authorities including the municipal commissioner to withdraw the [...] Continue Reading »
In Eastern Delhi the municipal corporation has cancelled all major projects sanctioned by the Trans-Yamuna Area Development Board last year. Reason for this is that the Aam Aadmi Party disbanded the board during its stint in government and told the agency not to award any new work. Before the collapse of the AAP-led government, the [...] Continue Reading »
In Eastern Mumbai District (EMD) properties rates are expected to double by 2017. This is predicted by Brick Eagle, a financial services platform for affordable housing development in India. Brick Eagle says, “Property investment here remains a good, safe, low-risk investment with average rates of Rs 3000 per square foot and an upward trend incomparable [...] Continue Reading »
