Civic Issues
Residents of Mantri Greens Apartment felt they were pushed to the streets and allege that the BBMP demolished ramp is only a small part of the story. The Mantri Green Bangalore residents, who constitute around 400 families, are having a hard time getting themselves accustomed to the sudden disarray caused, that that too without any [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of the prestigious Diamond District Apartments, located on Old Airport Road, are a worried lot. Around 100 cement pillars on which the apartment complex stands have developed cracks due to seepage. Residents of Diamond District allege that beams and columns at the basement of the sprawling complex have developed large cracks. The builder, entrusted [...] Continue Reading »
Builders in collusion with the officials have encroached upon vast extent of lake land to construct apartment complexes and form layouts. Their modus operandi is simple: Dump debris to fill the lake. Once a portion is levelled off, usurp it by creating fictitious documents. The defiant act doesn’t end there. A survey of 842 lakes [...] Continue Reading »
Fearing land sharks, Bangalore citizens want their properties protected. But in their rush to do that, they often fall prey to conmen, adept at fabricating documents, falsifying survey numbers and every other trick in the real estate trade. The issue of khatha is a major problem, particularly for the residents of the new BBMP areas. [...] Continue Reading »
HC: Not to discriminate while demolishing the encroachments/unauthorized constructions. The Karnataka high court on Tuesday asked BBMP Bangalore not to discriminate while demolishing the encroachments/unauthorized constructions. It further observed that no notice is necessary in clearing/removing such encroachments. The bench directed BBMP to furnish through an affidavit by August 4 the complete list of encroachments/unauthorized [...] Continue Reading »
The Noida Authority on Wednesday cancelled the allotment of 108 flats in sector 71 reportedly for carrying out illegal constructions. The RWA of the colony, however, has said that Noida Authority should have stopped the illegal constructions when it was happening under their noses instead of harassing the residents now. Noida Sector 71 RWA president [...] Continue Reading »
Bombay HC questioned the State’s power to cancel the proposal after the issuance of Letter of intent
Bombay high court set aside an order passed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) cancelling a sanctioned proposal for the construction of a multi-storeyed public parking lot at Kalachowkie in central Mumbai. A division bench of Justice D K Deshmukh and Justice R G Ketkar was hearing a petition filed by Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Pvt Ltd [...] Continue Reading »
Noida and Greater Noida have become populous cities. In addition, several housing projects are underway in Noida Extension. In the last two years, 397 hectares of land has been dedicated for group housing schemes and that has led to a hike in population density. The density of Gautam Budh Nagar is 1,252 now as compared [...] Continue Reading »
For redevelopment of old properties in Pune, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) may propose more FSI to tackle congestion in old city areas. The details of the proposal will be incorporated in the revised Development Plan (DP) of the old city. The DP of the old city areas will lay out policies and proposals for development [...] Continue Reading »
In a move to make the building plan sanctioning procedure hassle-free, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is soon going to make the process online, but in a phased manner. From August, Delhiites can get their building plans sanctioned online and that too within seven working days. “Unlike now, when owners have to go and submit [...] Continue Reading »
