Buildings
Two construction workers died in a building collapse incident and other three co-workers suffered injuries at the Kirti Nagar furniture market in West Delhi. Police said that the victims could not be identified. The injured were shifted to a Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital for treatment. Preliminary investigation revealed that illegal construction was being carried out [...] Continue Reading »
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has asked the Delhi High Court to stop any constructions at the site where remains of a mosque was discovered. The ASI also told the court that the Delhi Police is responsible for the site protection. High court has already stopped the construction work and directed the civic authority [...] Continue Reading »
A resolution to make rainwater harvesting system mandatory for all new buildings and existing government owned buildings in the city has been approved by the standing committee. The committee also approved the heritage walk proposal. All new buildings in the city must have rainwater harvesting and old buildings owned by the government and civic body [...] Continue Reading »
The AP State Disaster Response and Fire Services department has planned to tighten fire safety norms for the non-high-rise buildings. Hence, owners of non-high-rise buildings would have to obtain a license from the department for their property and have to pay a fee after providing fire-fighting equipment on their premises. The department will check the [...] Continue Reading »
In a case involving residents caught between the civic body and the builder, the residents of Green Heritage society at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai were in shock as portion of their society has been ordered to be demolished by the civic authorities. The authorities have issued notice to vacate the premises to facilitate the demolition [...] Continue Reading »
After several failed attempts with different players, Jaiprakash Associates reportedly have got Irish building materials group CRH Plc. enter into India with them. As per reports the Irish group has entered the fray to buy Jaiprakash Associates’ cement plants in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. Jaiprakash Associates, a diversified Delhi-based conglomerate with interests in cement, power, [...] Continue Reading »
Following the Mantralaya fire, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to tighten safety norms for all residential, commercial and high-rise structures in the city. Under the new plans, The city buildings will be required to get a certified fire audit report from listed licensing authorities stating the building is well-equipped with safety systems and [...] Continue Reading »
In an expected reaction, industry body Assocham on Tuesday said the realty sector and investments in Haryana will be hit following the High Court order directing the state government not to issue permits for construction unless builders give in writing that groundwater will not be drawn by them. The body asserted that the order could [...] Continue Reading »
In India, where the bureaucracy is often criticized to be working under political pressure or in nexus with the lobbies, a bureaucrat’s action would be appreciated to work out a solid construction approval system in Mumbai. The influence of the powerful builders’ lobby in Mumbai has been curtailed due to the firm steps taken by [...] 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 »
