RTI
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has revealed, in response to an RTI (Right to Information) query that most of its Metro connectivity hubs in Noida are still at a planning stage. This is due to the fact that the approvals and fund allocation from the Centre is still pending. Unfortunately the hopes of Noida [...] Continue Reading »
There is a growing interest amongst citizens of Mumbai to know more about the place they live in, they want the building details, plans, dealings of land and property, and civic issue information too. It is mostly that civic and property issues are searched for using the arm of the Right to Information act, and [...] Continue Reading »
Noida Authority has replied to an RTI that a large portion of grazing and forest land has been allotted to several developers in Noida. Construction is being carried out on these lands in various sectors in Noida. Diversion of grazing land and forest land for commercial purpose has been banned by the Supreme Court in [...] Continue Reading »
PMO has denied information on the deal saying that it is it is third party information provided in fiduciary capacity and using RTI Act for the information is abuse of the act. The information was sought by Lucknow-based RTI activist Nutan Thakur, on February 6 last year. It was sought in relation to her complaint [...] Continue Reading »
After sites, it’s now the turn of flats to become costly. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has hiked the prices of flats by almost 100%-200%, which is being held responsible for crushing the dreams of the common man to buy their own home in city. BDA is planning to sell its 2BHK flats of its [...] Continue Reading »
Sajag Nagrik Manch, a Citizens’ group in Pune, has put a demand to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) that toll collection for the 140-km highway stretch between Pune and Satara should be stopped. They believe that as only 60% of the work to widen it to six lanes has been completed the toll [...] Continue Reading »
Even amidst stiff opposition from within the NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) and cautious notes from environment activists, the government went ahead to allow the construction beyond 0.5% and has given nod to tourism activities in nature conservation zones (NCZs). This was notably done only to accommodate the demand of Haryana government. It can be seen [...] Continue Reading »
Three persons have been accused of forging documents and signatures to construct an illegal four-storey building in Belapur. A police complaint has been registered by town planning department of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC). Two brothers — Narayan Chavan (70) and Khimaji Chavan (62) – have been arrested by the CBD police for constructing the [...] Continue Reading »
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation(PCMC) is set to put boundaries on all the lands as marked in the development plan (DP). The civic body is not able to acquire many of them, so it has not developed many of these plots. As per the engineering department of PCMC, the land demarcations will be done whichever are [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- An RTI activist’s queries revealed that Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has to recover rental dues of over Rs 15 crore from the shops and office spaces it had leased out in its 15 shopping complexes in the city. Several media copies of documents obtained through RTI were released on Tuesday by the activist, BM [...] Continue Reading »
