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Pune has for long been facing the problem of unequal distribution of water, with core areas getting more water than the fringe areas.Experts in water management have reiterated the need for metered water supply in the city, which, they feel, will ensure that people pay for the actual amount of water they use. Due to [...] Continue Reading »
The ministry of urban development has suggested doing away with the current system of registration and transfer of property. Property holders across India may get a unique identity number or UID that not only streamline and organize India’s outdated land records, but also reduce the burden on courts by enabling faster resolution of property disputes. [...] Continue Reading »
Describing the Allahabad high court order as a “big blow” to them, Builders and developers will press for a judicial review to protect the interest of 30,000 home buyers. Unlike Sahberi where only minimal work had been done, major construction work is already underway in Patwari. The Allahabad high court order denotifying 589 hectares in [...] Continue Reading »
With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raising key policy rates for the tenth time to control inflation, the base rate (the benchmark rate for all loans) and the prime lending rates (used to determine interest rate for earlier loans) have increased several times. However, while banks have raised the interest rates for their existing [...] Continue Reading »
A cheap house at Bawana under the Rajiv Ratna Awaas Yojna remains a dream for residents of the city’s slums. Only 87 allotments have been made, even the 10,000-odd flats constructed. Government data shows another 8,000 flats are almost ready but the agencies plan to keep the handing over pending till beneficiaries are identified. The [...] Continue Reading »
More than two months after T Nagar MLA VP Kalairajan of the AIADMK promised to put an end to the problem, woes of the residents of Guild Street in T Nagar appear to be endless. Mushrooming restaurants and fast food joints are the main source of the garbage. The mosquitoes that breed in the rotting [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Malibu Town are disgruntled because of the lack of basic amenities. The developer has provided no sewerage connection. Residents claim that they even spotted the developer’s maintenance team dumping the sewerage in storm water drains. Malibu Town Spread across 220 acres in Gurgaon accommodates more than 1,500 families. In a Right to Information [...] Continue Reading »
The parks that are the only ray of hope for Residents of Gurgaon have fallen prey to government apathy. Among them is Tau Devi Lal Park. Once the park was one of the good place for people to gather every evening to hang. Now the area around them has turned into a garbage dump. Residents [...] Continue Reading »
While the government is fighting the Centre for Renuka Dam and Haryana for the Munak Canal, Delhiites have come together in a unique initiative to make the city self-sufficient by 2016. Blue Delhi program an unique initiative by Delhi residents towards making Delhi self sufficient in its water resources. Delhi has no additional sources of [...] Continue Reading »
Homeless people below the poverty line ( BPL) in Haryana will get flats and houses. Gurgaon will be among the first few cities in Haryana where homeless people get flats and houses said Haryana housing minister Satpal Sangwan. A budget provision of Rs 359.8 crore has been made during the current financial year making Gurgaon [...] Continue Reading »
