Civic Issues
The development work in 24 towns of Rajasthan continues to suffer as the new government has not yet initiated the reissuing of tender process of Rs 2,400 crore after they were cancelled in December by GS Sandhu, former Urban Development and Housing (UDH) additional chief secretary. After the cancellation, the department had claimed to adopt [...] Continue Reading »
Noida Authority office witnessed a demonstration by the people highlighting the alleged irregularities in the allotment of flats under the JJ Dwellers Resettlement Scheme. Protestors alleged that the list of allottees issued by the Authority contained a number of fake names and non-applicants. An association of slum-dwellers in the city, Noida JJ Sanyukt Punarwas Manch [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for the civic and infrastructural assets of the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area Residents staying in localities like Thanisandra, Marathahall, Halsoor, Koramangala, HSR Layout and Begur which comes under BBMP limit are facing problems like water shortage and sanitation facilities, improper drainage, sewage problem and [...] Continue Reading »
The segment of home loans continues to witness strong growth despite the slowdown in the economy. According to the vice-chairman & CEO of HDFC Ltd – Keki Mistry; the fiscal year of 2014 is expected to be yet another year of good growth in regards to home loans as customers bring forward home purchases to [...] Continue Reading »
South West Delhi real estate sectors will soon compete with NCR real estate sectors as land prices in the green belt areas of 27 villages on the periphery of Delhi have seen a steep surge after the Delhi Development Authority notified the zone recently. According to the publication dated April 18, 2013, few zones like [...] Continue Reading »
Ghaziabad: Parking provision is made mandatory for all housing projects in Ghaziabad, announced Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA). Builders should provide one car parking space for each housing unit in a building developed on a plot area of over 100 sqm. In order to reduce the number of vehicles parked on internal roads, GDA has come [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- Public Works Department (PWD) is all set to lay around 500 concrete roads in the city on a move to improve the lifespan of stretches prone to water logging. Najafgarh-Nangloi, Uttam Nagar-Najafgarh and Rama Road near Karol Bagh are among the main stretches of the 500 roads, while rest of them are small [...] Continue Reading »
The BMC recently has been the cause of much public despair and angst, for considering a proposal that would bring construction activity under the purview of local body tax (LBT). The recently introduced Local Body Tax (LBT) in Maharashtra empowers the local civil body to levy taxes on traders for importing goods into the city. [...] Continue Reading »
Sohna Road, which has been witnessing development only since last decade, has now transformed into a prime destination for residential as well as commercial real estate. Sohna Road has found its place among the fastest growing stretches in the National Capital Region (NCR). With many realty biggies investing in this stretch, Sohna Road has become [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai’s civic body has decided to demolish the 35 illegal floors in the seven high rises of the Campa Cola Compound. The Supreme Court has refused to regularize them and the residents have given a time of five months to vacate the premise. Only six floors were permitted but the builders had illegally constructed excessively [...] Continue Reading »
