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Frustrations of lakhs Mumbaiites who are watching their dream homes slip fast out of their reach. There are several factors to blame for this, but chief among them is the ugly nexus between civic officials, politicians and the builders. The builder community claims that it is being blamed unfairly. “How can we control prices when [...] Continue Reading »
A total of 3,879 potholes have been identified by the engineering wing in Hyderabad as needing immediate attention. The Mayor said many roads had been damaged especially by the incessant rain from August 27. Technicalities over the definition apart, what the city commuter wants is quick and continuous action by the civic authorities in repairing [...] Continue Reading »
All of Delhi will now pay the same amount for hike in power tariff and residents of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas are, predictably, not pleased. Though citizens of the area agree that they don’t suffer from erratic power supply or frequent faults, this sudden steep hike is not justified, they say. “We pay [...] Continue Reading »
Noida Authority had earlier sent several notices to the 108 flat allottees to remove their encroachment. Despite several notices, when no response was received from the flat owners, the Authority took the stringent action of cancelling the allotment.The Authority took the extreme step after receiving several complaints and finally decided to cancel the lease deed [...] Continue Reading »
Residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) have spoken out strongly against the power hike, calling it arbitrary and illogical. A power tariff hike in the middle of an anti-corruption movement has only made the matters worse. A regular middle class person is also feeling helpless. Even a member of DERC’s trade advisory committee, Anil Sood, has called [...] Continue Reading »
Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) demolition drive kicked off on Thursday to clear several encroachments, including roadside shops and squatters, in two sectors in Gurgaon. HUDA officials, accompanied by over 100 policemen, reached the Sector 12-A market. The team then reached Sector 14 market where the RWA had complained about the illegal vegetable market that [...] Continue Reading »
BMC’s plan to levy a 100% premium on some areas like flower bed, parking and balconies appeared to have been made under the premise that developers were indulging in commercial exploitation. Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) recommended a maximum of 25% premium on compensatory FSI and that “this area should not be inclusive of [...] Continue Reading »
The General Body (GB) of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday approved the proposal to grant concession to women property owners. “This proposal could be implemented by the PMC from next financial year as the civic body is authorized to grant such concessions as per the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations (BPMC) Act, 1949,” said [...] Continue Reading »
The chief minister N Kiran Kumar reviewed the developmental works and activities being taken up by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), including the housing programme. Kiran Kumar Reddy asked the GHMC to complete the houses under different schemes at the earliest with the cooperation of the beneficiaries, banks and other agencies. He also asked [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi Developement Authority (DDA) have now promised it will take half the time what it used to take before for processing of applications for conversion of properties from leasehold to freehold. The process of conversion has been divided into various stages to expedite it. An application for conversion has to go through various levels for [...] Continue Reading »
