Juhu
Gopal Raheja fought his son Sandeep Raheja and daughter-in-law Durga until his last breath in March but the real estate tycoon has left all his estate and properties to his son. Raheja is the founder of Rs 11,000-crore worth realty group. He had accused his son, Sandeep Raheja, of trying to usurp his entire business [...] Continue Reading »
On Tuesday, Gopal Raheja of GL Raheja Group died, who was among the first professional property developers in the country, patriarch of the 11,000-crore.The actual reason for his death is not known though he was 80 and was ailing for some time now. An active real estate developer since the 1960s, Gopal Raheja was mainly [...] Continue Reading »
After so many worthless attempts of borrowing the land, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is ready to issue tenders for constructing affordable housing on 67 vacant plots all across the city. In a recent review of MHADA, totaling to more than 12 hectares of land was found. An official also mentioned that [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has for the third time extended the deadline for getting objections and suggestions from the citizens for the existing land use (ELU) maps. Since January 24, deadlines have been shifted twice. Now it has been extended for another month. BMC had got around 3,000 responses on the last day of giving [...] Continue Reading »
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has got around 3,000 responses on the last day of giving suggestions for the existing land use (ELU) maps. With just one day remaining, 3,000 people came out with suggestions and feedback on the deadline day. At least two months of period was given to the citizens to respond to the [...] Continue Reading »
Some Juhu citizens have been fighting to save their area from being flooded. The crisis came up after the civic storm water drains (SWD) department allowed a developer to cover and build a recreation ground on top of a section of Irla and Koldongri nullahs. NGOs have joined hands with the residents in their protests [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai citizens have organised two different meetings in a bid to save open spaces and demand action against illegal encroachments. 70 people from all over the city attended a meeting in Juhu to save open spaces, while several organisations working in and around Bandra held a citizens’ march from the Apostolic Carmel Convent to the [...] Continue Reading »
As revealed by sources, in Mumbai‘s real estate market, cash transactions are still prevalent during transactions. The system of demanding an illegal cash payment still exists in many pockets of the city, especially Bandra, Khar and Juhu belts in the western suburbs. In the 1970s, builders used to take 80 per cent in cash and [...] 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 »
There has been many demolitions going on in cities based on illegal constructions or violating Floor Space Index (FSI). Similar incident happened recently in a flat in Juhu, Mumbai where extra spaces including lily ponds and deck areas were demolished by BMC, On July 30, municipal corporation ordered either the places taking extra floor space [...] Continue Reading »
