Municipal Administration and Urban Development
Andhra Pradesh government has increased the development charges imposed on builders for construction of buildings in the extended areas of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) by 50 per cent. On July 12, the municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department issued the Government Order (GO). Hereafter, builders will now have to pay 75 per cent [...] Continue Reading »
The Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco) has refused to accept sewerage treatment plants (STPs) and reservoirs as collateral instead it wants land as collateral. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) is trying to get open land for the Rs 1,000 crore loan for the Godavari drinking water supply project. A senior Water Board [...] Continue Reading »
The Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) had directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to clear Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS) applications by September and Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) files by July-end. The maximum number of pending applications is in L B Nagar and Kukatpally municipal circles where scrutiny was not done by the town [...] Continue Reading »
Enhancement of property tax has been on the cards of the municipal corporation for the past four years after formation of Greater Hyderabad. Since March was the financial year ending for the 2010-11, the municipal corporation has decided to hike property tax from the 2011-12 financial year. Two proposals were sent to the government separately. [...] Continue Reading »
