Thane municipal corporation
The apparent absence of new construction proposals has resulted in a 60 percent plunge in the revenue of the city development department of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). Realty developers are shying away from new construction plans in Thane largely because of the civic body’s proposal to link transferable development rights (TDR) with ready reckoner [...] Continue Reading »
In an evident attempt to solve the ‘unauthorized housing’ problem in Thane, a cluster development plan has been finalized by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). According to a proposal put forth by civic chief Aseem Gupta, the problem of illegal chawls and buildings in Thane can be effectively solved if the cluster approach is adopted [...] Continue Reading »
A bench of the Bombay high court, while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed four years ago by a group of residents from Hiranandani Estate, Thane, said If residents are complaining of illegal structures mushrooming across the city , The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) or the Thane collector cannot ‘throw its hands up’. To [...] Continue Reading »
The Municipal Corporation and locals are showing zero-tolerance to unauthorized buildings and chawls post the collapse of an illegal building at Shil Road in Mumbra. The last year incident was shocking. High rise towers used to come up frequently and the needy would occupy them as they were sold at the rate of a tenement [...] Continue Reading »
Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation blames that the developers and contractors who involved in the housing for slum-dwellers welfare programme in Thane have reaped huge profits. The JNNURM-funded Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) scheme in Thane, was launched six years ago in order to provide near-free housing for the poor in areas like Tulsidham, [...] Continue Reading »
A disputed property has recently got investment by Kotak Realty Fund (KRF), a division of Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd. The realty fund has made an investment of around Rs 125 crore on a 36 acres of residential development near Yeor Hills in Thane. The Ravechi property developer, Tulsidas Bhimjyani, got the investment after he paid [...] Continue Reading »
It was in Thane Municipal Corporation’s (TMC) court to decide whether to go in for a monorail, a Light Rail Transit (LRT) or a metro service. It was found that Light Rail Transit was financially feasible. But the TMC gave approval for tram service with out discussing or taking views from other parties for which [...] Continue Reading »
Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) commissioner R A Rajeev has offered a 5% property tax reduction to housing societies who reduce their waste by more than 50% and recycle the waste generated in their compounds. More than 700 plus metric tonnes of waste is generated every day and dumped into the private landfills or illegally burnt [...] Continue Reading »
Thane has emerged as a preferred residential destination in recent years in Maharashtra. The main reasons being rapid development in various sections of the region. Also the surrounding natural beauty of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Yeoor and Parsik hills have been a factor. An erstwhile industrial hub, the area has seen a tremendous change in [...] Continue Reading »
Potholes have been increasing the chaos all over the city in Thane, Mumbai. The pothole issue was discussed over in the recent standing committee meeting in presence of the civic bodies and the corporators. To overcome this pothole issues which are increasing everyday the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has come over a new implementation plan [...] Continue Reading »
