Union environment ministry
India is seriously lagging behind when it comes to completing the National Highways as per the target set during financial years. Over 6,300 km of National Highways were targeted to be completed during the current fiscal. However, the dismal pace of progress can be gauged from the fact that only 31 percent of this target [...] Continue Reading »
In a boost to the real estate sector, the environment ministry may soon allow state governments to take a call on setting up new townships, information technology and developmental parks near tiger reserves, national parks, eco-sensitive zones and critically polluted areas. The ministry has already issued draft rules proposing delegation of its power to decide [...] Continue Reading »
M Venkaiah Naidu who happens to be the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Property Al levitation has declared that the biggest priority of his ministry would be to establish 100 cities in the country which are smart and safe. The other priority would be housing which will be accomplished by the year 2020. Public [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi’s last marshland of 20 acers is under threat because of construction of new flats and shopping complex. The site is located at Dheerpur in north Delhi, close to the Yamuna, where the government has sanctioned to construct 5,000 flats, shopping complexes and other facilities for Delhi Police officers. Environmentalists have raised the voice against [...] Continue Reading »
Developers in Mumbai who have plans of building highrises in the city can relax a bit. Union environment ministry is set to relax the vertical limit norms of highrises in the city. Last year in April, the environment ministry had sanctioned norms related to height of the building with the width of a road and [...] Continue Reading »
Around 47 residential real estate projects in Mumbai have been stalled as they have not followed the green norms as advised by the union environment ministry office. The construction work of these projects have been stopped due to their non-adherence with the environmental laws. These properties in Mumbai have been stalled for more than 12 [...] Continue Reading »
The builders have expressed their displeasure over the delay they have to face while getting environmental clearance. Developers body, Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), says that the environment clearance delays projects by almost two years. While developers’ body is pushing for a practical approach by the environment ministry, so that the [...] Continue Reading »
The developers in Surat have adhered to the regulations passed by the Union environment ministry. However to Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) dismay that many have been found not to have neither applied for the No Objection Certificate (NOC) nor have fulfilled the provisions of green open area in their projects, reported saying Anil Pate the head of Surat [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) handed over its piece of land proposed for construction of a sewage treatment plant (STP) to L&T Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (LT-HMRL) for a metro rail project. The proposed STPs were about to cost Rs 825 crore to the water board.The Water Board got this 42 acres [...] Continue Reading »
