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Thane District Consumer Forum has ruled that builders must stand by the conditions laid down by civic authority while granting the occupation certificate (OC), even though if such conditions are not a part of the sale agreement with flat buyers. Recently, a complaint was filed by Sarvottam Co-operative Housing Society against city-based Radhakrishna Developers. According [...] Continue Reading »
Gurgaon’s underground water table has reached a significant low of 51 metres and the state has failed to check on this. The water crisis which Gurgaon faced this summer is only going to get worse. The estimated demand is 200 million gallons per day (MGD), whereas Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is able to supply [...] Continue Reading »
In a recent development, Crime Investigation Department (CID), has been approached to probe allegations of corruption against the city’s municipal corporation in allotment of garbage-collection contracts to private parties. Around 75 per cent of the garbage is being cleared by private contractors, the remaining by municipality employees. As per the allegation, made during the ongoing [...] Continue Reading »
Following 5,419 complaints in June regarding contaminated water, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) water department has been instructed to take at least 1,000 water samples every day. The Corporation has instructed the water department to look into the reasons of the contamination and also to find measures to plug the problem. The usual process is that [...] Continue Reading »
In a recent report, Jones Lang LaSalle India (JLL) suggested that as compared to some major cities like Mumbai, NCR, Bangalore, Pune and Chennai, cities like Ahmedabad and Kolkata have an advantage due to high proximity of affordable housing projects to city center. At 15-20 km Ahmedabad and Kolkata offer the closest proximity to central [...] Continue Reading »
Raising the concerns regarding safety of public health, the Andhra Pradesh government has not yet relocated the hazardous industries from Bholakpur in Musheerabad. The AP State Human Rights Commission had directed the authorities to shift the industrial units, particularly those dealing in the animal skin business, plastic and scrap outside city limits after the May [...] Continue Reading »
The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has issued a public notice asking the builders to get a Completion Certificate once they complete the projects. The certificate is important for the builders for it is a proof to the fact that the building is proper for occupancy. Sources say that many builders candidly take completion certificate. In [...] Continue Reading »
In the wake of rising inflation index, purchasing properties and paying electricity bills are set to become expensive. The electricity bills, especially on commercial establishments, are expecting to rise by around 15 per cent. The DM circle rate is set to witness a rise of 10 per cent to 20 per cent. The new DM [...] Continue Reading »
Do you know that rising construction activity and commercial establishments contribute in high pollution levels? No proper check has been done on pollution levels in Hyderabad city by the concerned authorities. Thousands of buildings are under construction spreading intolerable noise. Careless handling of building materials and lack of safety measures has been very annoying to [...] Continue Reading »
In a rare occurrence that has had reverse effect on the escalating prices of apartments, a big luxury apartment project launched by TVH Group in Adyar seems to have set a new trend. TVH has brought down the prices by 16% where in the earlier prices were 16000 per sq. ft. It was a calculated [...] Continue Reading »
