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		<title>Only way to go for Delhi is high rise, says Kamal Nath</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/only-way-to-go-for-delhi-is-high-rise-says-kamal-nath-29834</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lekshmi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Buildings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kamal Nath]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Union urban development minister Kamal Nath]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Union urban development minister Kamal Nath evoked a sense of urgency concerning the complete process of review of the city&#8217;s master plan by insisting that vertical development is the only way to go and the planning concerning this should be initiated by the market forces. He also said that if there are no high-rises in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic amenities in rehabilitation settlements in Chennai</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/basic-amenities-in-rehabilitation-settlements-in-chennai-24663</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lekshmi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apartments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rehabilitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slum clearance board]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the light of repeated complaints regarding poor drinking facilities and water supply in the rehabilitation settlements built in Chennai, the Chennai Corporation has asked the slum clearance board to provide basic amenities in the housing board quarters for the poor population. Earlier the corporation instructed all the 200 ward councillors in the city to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rs 250 crore are raised by Ajay Piramal realty fund</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rs-250-crore-are-raised-by-ajay-piramal-realty-fund-22138</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/rs-250-crore-are-raised-by-ajay-piramal-realty-fund-22138#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apartment News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real estate trends]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ajay Piramal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[redevelopment project in Mumbai]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[slum redevelopment projects]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ajay Piramal-backed Indiareit Fund Advisors Pvt. Ltd has raised a Rs 250 crore fund that will be invested solely in redevelopment projects of slums, old housing societies and ceased buildings in Mumbai. The real estate fund has planned to raise another Rs 200-250 crore before closing the fund in a couple of months. According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Land scarcity in Mumbai promotes redevelopment projects</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/land-scarcity-in-mumbai-promotes-redevelopment-projects-21856</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/land-scarcity-in-mumbai-promotes-redevelopment-projects-21856#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apartment News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Redevelopment of slums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slum redevelopment schemes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Slums in Mumbai]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Slum redevelopment schemes as well as redevelopment of old ceased-buildings are playing a key role in real estate development projects in Mumbai. The redevelopment projects will be taken on high priority as the availability of unoccupied land is very less in Mumbai. DB Realty, Tata Housing, HDIL, Unitech, Godrej Properties, Kalpataru group, Omkar Realtors, Hiranandanis, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First cluster slum redevelopment project is completed in Mumbai</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/first-cluster-slum-redevelopment-project-is-completed-in-mumbai-20994</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/first-cluster-slum-redevelopment-project-is-completed-in-mumbai-20994#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cluster Redevelopment Scheme]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hazi Kasam Chawl at Lalbaug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nish Developers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Projects in Mumbai]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=20994</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[565 residents of the Hazi Kasam Chawl at Lalbaug have moved to their new homes under the ambitious Cluster Redevelopment Scheme by the state government. The redevelopment project was completed by the Nish Developers and they are the first to secure permission to redevelop their seven acre property under the cluster scheme. A green building [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maharashtra government asked to audit slum constructions in Mumbai</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/maharashtra-government-asked-to-audit-slum-constructions-in-mumbai-19077</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/maharashtra-government-asked-to-audit-slum-constructions-in-mumbai-19077#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Slum rehabilitation scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slums]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=19077</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The state government of Maharashtra has ordered to audit the 1.27 lakhs constructions developed under the Slum rehabilitation scheme by the private developers. The entire constructions were made during last 15 years. The government took the decision as constant complaints are rising from the slums residents. In the recent CAG report the poor quality of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government emphasizing on Affordable Housing Scheme</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/government-emphasizing-on-affordable-housing-scheme-18950</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/government-emphasizing-on-affordable-housing-scheme-18950#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rajiv Awas Yojana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slum free India]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=18950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a press release by the Government of India, The Ministry for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation department reported that to create a slum free India, Rajiv Awas Yojana has been launched. The housing scheme will provide financial assistance to States that are willing to assign property rights to slum dwellers and to provide basic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malnutrition is increasing in Urban Maharashtra</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/malnutrition-is-increasing-in-urban-maharashtra-18612</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/malnutrition-is-increasing-in-urban-maharashtra-18612#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Maharashtra government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality of living]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Urban Malnutrition Mission]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=18612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Maharashtra government has planned to initiate Urban Malnutrition Mission from next month. As the non governmental organizations have pointed out the fact that adequate health service is not available in the apartments in urban Maharashtra, the government has decided to promote the health service at the places. The infant mortality rate has been recorded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slums will be re-constructed in Nonadanga</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/slums-will-be-re-constructed-in-nonadanga-18587</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/slums-will-be-re-constructed-in-nonadanga-18587#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kolkata]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[demolish of slum]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nonadanga eviction issue]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=18587</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Kolkata Municipal Development Authority has demolished the slums in Nonadanga on March 30th. But 130 families had refused to give up and they started living under the open sky. To protest against the demolish of the slum, activists went for a hunger strike. After a 14 days strike, the activists achieved the reconstruction assurance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jubilee Hills not a posh locality anymore!</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/jubilee-hills-not-a-posh-locality-anymore-17480</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/jubilee-hills-not-a-posh-locality-anymore-17480#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hyderabad]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=17480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jubilee Hills that was before is not the same now. The posh locality that it was, which housed most of the buildings, shopping malls and plush houses in Hyderabad, now consists of most of the slum areas. 80% of its residents live in various slum areas in this locality. This is because, despite of being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HUDA pressurized over removal of slums in Gurgaon</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/huda-pressurized-over-removal-of-slums-in-gurgaon-14322</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/huda-pressurized-over-removal-of-slums-in-gurgaon-14322#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gurgaon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sector 45 in Gurgaon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slums in Gurgaon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=14322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sector 45 in Gurgaon have been facing with sanitation issues for quiet a time. Although it is developed and maintained by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda), the layout is far from all the maintenance. The resident welfare association (RWA) of the sector have requested the authority to remove the slums in the neighbourhood. There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBMP takes HUDCO help to make Bangalore slum free</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-takes-hudco-help-to-make-bangalore-slum-free-14230</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-takes-hudco-help-to-make-bangalore-slum-free-14230#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=14230</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Bangalore has been witnessing many slums in the city, BBMP is planning to take an initiative to do away with it. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has planned to take Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO)&#8217;s help to make a slum free city. BBMP had meeting with HUDCO officials and came to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karnataka to be a slum free state soon</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/karnataka-to-be-a-slum-free-state-soon-12779</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/karnataka-to-be-a-slum-free-state-soon-12779#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=12779</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The slum dwellers in Karnataka have a reason to be happy! The state cabinet have agreed to give land deed titles to the slum dwellers. The motive is to make it a slum free state and to provide basic level infrastructure to the residents. There are in total of 40 lakh population in slum areas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC rules changed for Dharavi redevelopment</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/dc-rules-changed-for-dharavi-redevelopment-12204</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/dc-rules-changed-for-dharavi-redevelopment-12204#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=12204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Maharashtra government has announced changes in the Development Control Rules (DCR) for the Dharavi slum redevelopment ahead of Mumbai civic polls. The redevelopment plan of Dharavi was approved in 2004 with an aim to develop roads, toilets, gardens and basic amenities in the area. After the redevelopment, standard of living can be improved and around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slum dwellers are neither spared from property tax!</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/slum-dwellers-are-neither-spared-from-property-tax-11813</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Basic civic facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMC Commissioner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Collect property tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lack basic civic facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Levying tax burden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mumbai is the only city traced till now which does not even spare the slum dwellers from paying property or any such taxes! &#8220;Is it that necessary to collect property tax for slum dwellers?&#8221; This sounds pathetic, indeed! There are no traces as to why the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is levying tax burden on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now slum dwellers have to pay property tax!</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/now-slum-dwellers-have-to-pay-property-tax-11147</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Civic services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property tax]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=11147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It came as a shocking news when Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has shown interest in applying the property tax on every slum dweller staying in the city. Slum dwellers residing in the chawls, whether legal or illegal have to abide by the rule. According to a report, around 52.5% of the population in the city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Owners booked for lending plots to slum dwellers</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/owners-booked-for-lending-plots-to-slum-dwellers-10768</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Realty News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Complaints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gurgaon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haryana Urban Development Authority]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Illegal shacks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landowners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Owners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slum dwellers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slums]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Residents have been complaining about the nuisance created by illegal shacks and slums in and around Sushant Lok-1. The main reason is landowners renting out the vacant open spaces to slum dwellers for more money. The Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has sidelined those owners and have booked complaints against them. Now, the slum dwellers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sigh of relief for illegal and unauthorized buildings</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/sigh-of-relief-for-illegal-and-unauthorized-buildings-10563</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poonam Das</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[December 2011]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Demolition drive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demolition of unauthorised structures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Furniture showrooms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gurgaon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hauz Khas Village]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[illegal buildings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCT of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Bill 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religious institutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residential areas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sealing drive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lokh sabha recently passed a Bill stating that it would grant a grace time of three more years for all the unauthorized and illegal buildings in Delhi. The walled city was on high alert carrying on back to back demolition drive. The NCT of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Bill 2011 has taken responsibility of preventing [...]]]></description>
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