Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
NDMA urged concerned officials to submit detailed note on preparation, operations carried out and post cyclone restoration The Odisha government's exemplary handling of the severe cyclonic storm Phailin has earned it accolades from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Impressed with the state government's massive evacuation and restoration efforts, the …
After a gap of four years, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is coming out with a general housing scheme in the southern belt of the city. An exercise to identify the land in Sectors 53 and 54 has already been carried out by housing board. Under the scheme, three-bedroom, two-bedroom …
The housing shortage in the urban areas has touched 18.78 million units, where 95% of the shortage is in the economically weaker section and low income group, a report by the National Housing Bank (NHB) said. The Report on Trend and Progress of Housing in India - 2013 said the …
The government would prepare a database for the people and their households by conducting a census aimed at identifying the real status of their poverty, officials said Monday. The national statistical body --- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) --- will conduct the census across the country by December 2017. "We …
Owners of environment-friendly homes and those who plan to build such homes have something to cheer about. And, the houses that are not environment-friendly have reasons to go green with envy. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development plans to reward the owners of such homes. “We will launch …
Patna is at the bottom of the 50 liveable cities of India, while Mumbai is at the top. According to the latest survey by Institute for Competitiveness, an international agency, Mumbail is followed by Chennai, Hyderababad, Bangalore, New Delhi, Kolkata, Noida, and Gurgaon. Pune and Nagpur which were in the …
New Delhi: Government spending of over Rs 46,000 crore on infrastructure augmentation under UPA’s flagship JNNURM scheme seems to have improved key indicators of urban life in India and reached the poorest of poor. The recent National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) data shows that over 90% of slumdwellers feel water …
Sikkim has launched a Rs 390-crore project to build earthquake-resilient houses to minimise the loss of life and property in case of natural calamities. A devastating earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit northeastern India Sep 18, 2011, killing over 100 people, 70 of them in Sikkim. Sikkim is …
Even as construction of houses under Integrated Slum House Development Project (ISHDP) is going on in the city, Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken up a project to construct 6,000 houses under Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for the slum dwellers. According to BMC records, there are 137 slums in the …
Govt In For More Trouble, BJP To File 3 Writ Petitions Apublic interest litigation has been filed before the Bombay high court seeking directions to the CBI to consider the judicial commission report in the Adarsh case. It also asks that the investigation agency prosecute the state cabinet for attempting …
59.4 per cent and 8.8 per cent households in rural India and urban India, respectively, had no latrine facilities, says this 69th round NSSO survey report on drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition in India. The National Sample Survey (NSS), set up by the Government of India in 1950 …
This “Key Indicators” document presents estimates of some key characteristics of slums such as number of slums, approximate number of households living in the slums, proportion of slums without electricity, proportion of slums without drainage facilities, proportion of slums without a garbage disposal system, proportion of slums with the majority …
Department of Census and Statistics conducts Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) once in every five years. This survey provides information on Household Income and Expenditure to measure the levels and changes in living conditions of the people. Data collected from this survey is used to observe the consumption patterns …
A Book of Charts on the NCT Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. This "Book of Charts" on the "State of Cities and Towns", produced by ORF Urban Policy Research Initiative, paints a descriptive picture of the current state and developments in employment, education and public infrastructure provision, among …
Proposing a massive housing scheme for slum dwellers in municipalities and town panchayats, the State government has planned to construct around 2.15 lakh dwelling units at a cost of about Rs.13,455 crore. If this proposal were to fructify, 25 per cent of urban slum families in these two categories of …
A group of slum-dwellers of Berhampur are reluctant to get rehabilitated in apartments proposed to be built under the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY). This may become a hindrance in the path of implementation of the RAY in the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BMC) area. A group of inhabitants of Uttarmukhi Street …
Gujarat high court has issued notices to state's urban development and housing department and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) over a PIL objecting to slum demolition at Ranip area. A civil rights organization - Jan Sangharsh manch's convener, Rajesh Mankad has sought immediate stay on eviction of slum dwellers and …
Blueprint Necessary To Get Funds From JNNURM Phase II Pune: A plan that is expected to steer the city’s development for the next three decades has been approved by the elected members. The general body of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday approved the draft for the revised city …
The Sri Lankan government will build 60,000 houses to relocate the slum dwellers in the capital city of Colombo, a government minister said in parliament Wednesday. The Leader of the House, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told parliament that the houses would be built as flats and the first phase …
The scheme of Affordable Housing in Partnership aims to encourage private sector participation in creation of affordable housing stock recognising that mere efforts of Government would be insufficient to address the housing shortage. It was earlier introduced in 2009 as part of BSUP component of JNNURM and subsequently, Affordable Housing …
