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Nearly 80 percent of the contractors hired by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have to pay heavy penalties due to low maintainence of streetlights. The GHMC had awarded streetlights maintenance contract to 55 contractors by dividing them into packages. In each package 7,000 streetlights should be maintained by the contractor. And the contractor gets [...] Continue Reading »
Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) from areas like Malleshwaram, Jayanagar, JP Nagar, Shanti Nagar, Eijipura, Bharati Nagar, RT Nagar, Banashankari and Rammurthy Nagar have resolved to take extreme measures to make their point. Meanwhile, others claim that the Sankey Tank residents have set an example and other areas will soon follow suit. The residents of Sankey [...] Continue Reading »
To be tabled in the monsoon session, which will kick off at the end of July, the authority will act as a quasi-judicial body that will deal with protection of consumers. With the state government all set to form a housing regulatory authority, the disputes between flat owners and developers will see quick redressal. The [...] Continue Reading »
With no visible signs of a meaningful correction in property prices, a growing trend of people preferring to stay on rent in Mumbai. Since December 2010, lease agreements have increased by 20% to touch a new high of 10,191 in June 2011. Sales data from the registration department further speaks for itself. In June 2011, [...] Continue Reading »
In the April-June quarter of 2011, commercial office space market in the country seen strong demand and witnesses over 33 per cent increase in office space. Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai were the leading cities accounting for almost 80% of the entire space that was absorbed in the country. According to a latest survey, [...] Continue Reading »
One day after the Allahabad High Court order of quashing the land in Patwari it was revealed that around 50,000 private housing units were proposed to be constructed in the Patwari area and according to developers, around 20,000 bookings have already been made by the buyers in the area. Developers have reiterated that the “fault” [...] Continue Reading »
The opening of upcoming Savitri Cinema at Greater Kailash – II has been a source of discord with residents alleging it would result in traffic chaos and parking problems. A meeting was organised regarding this between representatives of more than 30 residents welfare associations (RWAs), officials from various civic agencies and police about the issue. [...] Continue Reading »
When Supreme Court upheld an Allahabad high court order cancelling the land acquisition in Sahberi village, the builders had offered to relocate the initial 6000 homebuyers out of 26000. But still buyers have little prospect of relocating to another apartment in the same area and on top of that they will also have to keep [...] Continue Reading »
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) purchased equipment like transceivers (walkie-talkies), floating pumps and tree-cutting machines to handle flood-like situations. If the monsoon gets any heavier and there are any flood-like situations, Pune disaster management cell will be able to handle it. The cell was keeping a 24×7 watch on the situation at chowks vulnerable to [...] Continue Reading »
A two-kilometre stormwater drain at a budget of Rs 2.5 crore would ensure that the city experiences a better monsoon next year. The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has proposed two-kilometre stormwater drain which will be linked to the existing HUDA stormwater drain. Brief spells of rain have caused waterlogging in several areas in the [...] Continue Reading »
