Town and Country Planning Act
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the three municipal corporations to formulate an action plan and offer suggestions for dealing with unauthorised constructions, especially buildings identified as illegal, in consultation with other agencies dealing with urban development and water and power supply. The commissioners of the corporations – East, South and North – appeared [...] Continue Reading »
There seems to be no place for the poor in the Millennium City in Gurgaon though they have played an important role in its development. Apparently the authorities are trying to lessen the number of slums and provide affordable housing to the people from the economically weaker sections (EWS) of the society by continuously making [...] Continue Reading »
The Cabinet approval to the recommendations of the Select Committee of the Vidhan Sabha has paved the way for the regularisation of over 25,000 unauthorised structures in the state. The government will now bring an Ordinance till the amendment to the Town and Country Planning Act can be approved by the Assembly. The decision to [...] Continue Reading »
An inquiry has been ordered into the alleged multi-crore building fraud by Adel Landmarks in Gurgaon. The order for the probe into the fraud was given recently by TC Gupta – Haryana’s Principal Secretary, Town and Country Planning. The probe order by Gupta has come close on the heels of a recent Times of India [...] Continue Reading »
To enable economically weaker sections of the society to build their house, The Himachal government is planning to amend the “Town and Country Planning Act” to give relaxation in the minimum plot size. This would help people to construct houses on the small 2 biswa plots. While replying to a query by Maheshwar Singh during [...] Continue Reading »
Shimla- The prices of properties in Himachal Pradesh have fell by up to 30 percent in the past year, said real estate experts. A 2 BHK flat in Shimla, Kasauli and Solan towns is now available at approximately Rs 25 lakh, a 3 BHK is available for Rs 35 lakh to Rs 45 lakh and [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- A commercial building on NSC Bose Road in Parry’s was seized by the Chennai Corporation as it violated the building rules. The Corporation officials were on a drive to curb unauthorised buildings in Chennai. The owner of the building got the building plan approved for only ground and first floor but he had constructed [...] Continue Reading »
The Madras High Court on Monday gave six weeks’ time to the State government to amend the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act for dealing with illegal constructions. The government has conveyed to the court its intention to amend various sections of the Act, relating to effective enforcement action and for providing solution to [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai Corporation has identified seven illegal buildings on Wednesday in the commercial districts of Mannady and Sowcarpet.The demolition work will be continued in the neighboring districts on Thursday. Most of the buildings received plan permits for less floors but continued to construct more floors than sanctioned. Madras high court-appointed monitoring committee will be scheduled to [...] Continue Reading »
