Cities
Due to the political turmoil in the city over the past two months, the development work in the 1,000-odd regularized colonies has almost come to a standstill in the Capital. The work to provide the basic amenities to Lakhs of people of living in these colonies had been initiated in late 2012 and early 2013. [...] Continue Reading »
Travel to and from the Hero Honda Chowk in a Gurgaon is a nightmare and anyone who regularly uses the route would attest to it. The design of the intersection is inherently flawed and drainage problems cause heavy waterlogging during rains. The interface of Old Gurgaon Road and the expressway has, over the years, been [...] Continue Reading »
The upcoming Lok Sabha elections are proving beneficial for the people of West Bengal, even before they have actually arrived. The Mamta Government approved a number of sops for government employees. These include easy terms on house loans and cashless health insurance, among other. Briefing the reporters after the meeting presided by the Chief Minister, [...] Continue Reading »
Facing protests against the move to allot part of the Gandhi Maidan in Patna to a construction firm, the state government went ahead and cancelled the allotment and it asked the firm, Ahluwalia Contracts, to not to utilize the ground for the work related to the construction of international convention centre nearby. It has been learnt that [...] Continue Reading »
Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has kept aside about 84 low-cost homes in Powai being built for the higher-income group (HIG) which had been set up with the intention of providing affordable housing for the public. The purchase price of these flats is well over a crore. The Authority is considering to allot [...] Continue Reading »
A 20-30 per cent hike in circle rates across various categories of properties may be witnessed by the capital over the next fortnight. The hike may be steeper for the upscale colonies in categories like A and B. This effort is been taken to rationalize registration in view of market rates , to tame the black [...] Continue Reading »
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah laid the foundation of the first integrated vertical housing colony at Bemina in Srinagar. The building is to be constructed by the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA). The approximated project cost for the housing colony is being pegged at Rs 200 crore with the financing of Housing and [...] Continue Reading »
At the state department of Urban Affairs organized “Partner Kerala Summit”, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) and the Kochi Corporation have unveiled projects worth over Rs 600 Crore. While the Kochi Corporation is showcasing projects including commercial complexes and hubs at key locations in the city amounting to Rs 244 crore, the GCDA proposed Rs 360 [...] Continue Reading »
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently stayed the acquisition of more than 200 acres for development of Sector 63-A in Gurgaon. Pawan Bhatia, the owner of 13 acres of the land filed a petition hearing which the orders were released by the Honorable Court. Mr. Bhatia told the court that a notification under Section [...] Continue Reading »
Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) is unable to allot sites and generate money to take up development works and is therefore changing its revenue-generation model. On Saturday the urban body indicated that it will go all out to sell the corner and intermediate sites in the developed layouts to garner resources. It also mentioned that it will [...] Continue Reading »
