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Maharashtra government’s offer of fast-track construction projects by 18 months has got poor response. This offer is a failure if builders go for a green building certification process. Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) guidelines has made it clear that every project that involves construction of 20,000 sq mt and investment of Rs.5 crore [...] Continue Reading »
The menace created by illegal hawkers can be dealt online now! The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to open a website where one can track and complain about illegal hawkers very soon. This setting up of website will be in the lines of pothole tracking system and will be created within a month. After [...] Continue Reading »
Hill Road in Mumbai which is most commonly known as Hell Road by its residents has reverted back its old name after years. The anti hawker drive taken by the Mumbai police has come as a relief for the residents and locals of Hill Road. However, the hawkers have a different story to tell. They [...] Continue Reading »
The development plan (DP) in draft mode which has been approved recently is likely to provide floor space index (FSI) benefits to eco-friendly buildings in Pune. The properties in Pune which promote use of wind and solar energy in their schemes are likely to get the advantage. Now, two additional FSI or 50% discount has [...] Continue Reading »
The cabinet permitted the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to avail Rs. 1,378 crore for Phase-1 of the Metro Rail project from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The cabinet also approved BMRCL to enter various agreements with the ADB and the state government. Namma Metro Phase I comprises of two corridors. The north-south corridor [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has submitted a report on the amount spent on garbage disposal, including salaries paid to pourakarmikas. They have spent Rs 25,708 lakhs on salaries of pourakarmikas, health inspectors and vehicles in the last four years, according to BBMP. Last week, the High Court asked BBMP to furnish this information. At [...] Continue Reading »
Soon, Aadhar cards will be linked with the ration cards as suggested by the Bombay High Court to the state government to keep a check on fake and duplicate ration cards. Since there had been many cases of bogus ration cards in last two years, an approach has been advised by two Judges of Bombay [...] Continue Reading »
With the increasing property prices in the Mumbai, we have no one else to blame but developer- politician connections. These links have burdened the home buyers with a sudden hike in property prices. As per experts, many developers are politicians and vice versa. All the housing policies that are made today favour the builders, due [...] Continue Reading »
A new policy is in the making by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) regarding new cellphone towers in Mumbai. According to the draft policy, the new cellphone towers to be built on the terraces have to be out of bound for residents of apartments in Mumbai. The policy has been formulated following the guidelines and instructions [...] Continue Reading »
Following complaints from the residents of the proximity of cell towers to their buildings, the telecom operators in the city have removed 86 cell towers from the top of the buildings. According to sources, 61 base trans-receiver stations (BTSs) in the city were flouting radiation levels of 450 milli watts per square metre. The civic body [...] Continue Reading »
