In order to use tenanted land for setting up of projects for community or public purpose, the Goa government has introduced the Goa Land Use (Regulation) Bill, 2024 seeking amendment to Section 3 of Goa Land Use (Regulation) Act, 1991 so as to specify in the Right to Fair Compensation …
Even with the present height of about 122 meters, the team finds that many families have not been recognised as submergence zone families A Central fact finding committee has warned against increasing the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river in Gujarat, saying that it could lead to …
Mumbai was the first Indian city to introduce free in-situ housing for slum residents in 1998. The NDA government’s proposed ‘Housing For All’ mission will pave way for private developers to leverage public land in order to redevelop slums in-situ. The proposed policy of using land as a resource will …
SURAT: Villagers of Umbargam taluka in Valsad district have threatened to launch an agitation to oppose the upcoming Nargol port project at the tip of Gujarat. Umbargam Taluka Kinara Bachao Utkarsh Samiti (UTKBUS) on Monday submitted a memorandum to the district collector demanding the detailed project report (DPR) and environmental …
Out of its six housing projects for rehabilitating the urban poor of the city under the Centre's JNNURM scheme, the Dehradun Municipal Corporation could start construction only in two, while three were cancelled as land could not be acquired. The fate of the last hangs in the balance. What's more, …
Move aimed at ensuring no beneficiary can avail of free or concessional housing more than once. The state government has directed the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to create an Aadhaar card-based database of all slum-dwellers who have been rehabilitated in new houses, and ensure the information is readily available on …
Kanhar Irrigation Project was dormant for nearly 40 years before Uttar Pradesh govt set about reviving it. This has led to violent protests by villagers it will displace, police firing and opposition from two states. From Sonbhadra in UP and Jhara in Chhattisgarh, Maulshree Seth reports. Akloo Parhiya was 10 …
The May 12 Government Resolution offering at least 25 per cent more compensation to land owners than what was envisaged in the central land acquisition Act of 2013 will help speed up at least 1,000 pending cases of land acquisition in Pune, say district officials. Most of these cases involve …
National Planning Commission Vice-chairman Govinda Raj Pokharel has said that a detailed programme for rehabilitation of earthquake victims would be ready by Friday. The NPC is preparing the plan in coordination with various government agencies after taking stock of the situation such as the destruction of houses and properties and …
BENGALURU: Yet again, infrastructure work is taking a toll on the city's shrinking green cover. Close to 90 trees on Platform Road, west Bengaluru, are set to face the axe, with 15 already felled since Sunday. BBMP has started chopping trees near Okalipuram junction to make way for the 8-lane …
Asks DUSIB To Focus On In Situ Rehabilitation; To Be Tried First In 15 Slums In Sultanpuri And Hari Nagar The much debated and repeatedly amended slum re habilitation policy is back on the drawing board again, with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal decid ing to go for in situ rehabilitation …
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Minister for Rural Development, on May 11, 2015. The Bill amends the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, …
Agitating against the land acquisition for construction of an airport in Kishangarh town, a villager of Rathoron Ki Dhani on Thursday attempted suicide by jumping from the water tank of his three-storey house. The police and administrative officials gathered at the spot, tried to convince him but he jumped down. …
The devastating earthquake in Nepal has brought into focus the structural safety of buildings in the rehabilitation colonies in Chandigarh which falls in Zone 4 (severe intensity) of earthquake-prone areas. The residential and commercial buildings in sectors, however, are relatively much safer as these had been approved for structural stability …
The thermal power plant being set up by Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited (HNPCL) has not only violated the norms laid down by the state government but also failed to adequately compensate, rehabilitate and employ the farmers of 26 villages in five panchayats under the Pendurthy Assembly constituency, district YRSCP …
At least 42 people were killed, more than 100 injured and crops damaged when a cyclonic storm hit the north-eastern border districts of Bihar late on Tuesday night. “It was a strong storm with a wind speed of more than 150 kmph. Purnia is the worst-affected district, with the most …
DODA, Apr 21: The inhabitants of Dhori hamlet of tehsil Bharath Bagla became vulnerable due to massive landslides during the recent incessant rains. The landslides have triggered on both sides of the habitation and the inhabitants have left their houses leaving behind all their belongings due to the fear of …
The Bombay high court has directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to start and complete the slum rehabilitation scheme for the Hirabaug colony here by December 31, 2017. Eligible slum-dwellers be given rehabilitation tenements as per the decision by the slum rehabilitation authority (SRA), the court has ordered. On April …
Assam, Tripura and Gujarat show a positive trend in slum vulnerability, indicating a worsening in the condition of the slums in these states Slum dwellers in Chandigarh, Bihar, Odisha and Chhattisgarh were worse off than those in Sikkim, Himachal, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Goa in 2011, estimates a government-appointed …
These rules may be called the Himachal Pradesh Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Social Impact Assessment and Consent) Rules, 2015.
