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. …
UN-Habitat and the Nepal government jointly launched the ‘Green Homes: Promoting Sustainable Housing in Nepal (2013-15)' project today. The European Union is funding Euro 1,015,525 to the project that will be implemented primarily in the cities with wider impact to other municipalities, said UN-Habitat in a press statement today. The …
Rejected Proposals Can Be Reviewed Mumbai: Stringent guidelines framed by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for the clearance of high-rise proposals in Mumbai can be treated as only advisory in nature, state environment secretary Valsa-Nair Singh has informed the State Environment Appraisal Committee-2 (SEAC-2). Nair-Singh has told …
Pre-poll move Surveys being conducted in jhuggi jhopri clusters across city to identify beneficiaries. More than five years after around 14,000 houses meant for economically weaker sections (EWS) of society were built and still remain unused, the Delhi government has fast-tracked housing allocations. With the Assembly elections around the corner, …
In 2008, the Delhi government completed the construction of around 14,000 flats that were to be allotted to people belonging to the economically weaker sections. Five years later, the flats are empty and have fallen into disrepair. No allotment has been made till now, though government received thousands of applications …
Of the 127,942 households in Bhutan 11,049 are poor and 2,322 extremely poor the poverty assessment report (PAR) 2012 states. This means nine percent are poor and two percent extremely poor based on the new total poverty line of a minimum consumption expenditure of Nu 1,704.80 a person a month. …
JAIPUR: In order to launch new housing schemes for residents of Jaipur and Jodhpur, the Rajasthan housing board (RHB) has decided to acquire more land from farmers. A decision was taken in the RHB meeting to acquire approximately 10,000 bigah land in these two cities. RHB officials have already identified …
Gandhinagar: Gujarat government is ready with its housing policy for urban areas. The policy is expected to be unveiled within a month. Sources say that the government will be announcing two sub-policies on slum rehabilitation and affordable housing in the cities simultaneously. The government plans to build 22 lakh houses …
Mohammed Jhan inaugurates farmers’ festival in the village An integrated drinking water supply scheme is to be implemented at a cost of Rs. 1 crore for Poondi village in Walajapet block, according to A. Mohammed Jhan, Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare. Inaugurating an agricultural exhibition at the Uzhavar …
Project spread over 27 acres near posh Gomti Nagar would be completed in phases over next 4-5 years Realtor Paarth Infrabuild on Wednesday launched a Rs 1,400-crore group housing project in Lucknow. The project spread across 27 acres near the posh Gomti Nagar area would be completed in phases over …
Suggests highest qualified professionals at government housing wings Achieving equitable urbanisation in Bangalore still remains a concern. Rapidly growing cities across the globe evoke similar sentiments. Encrusting his suggestions in the context of development of Bangalore, Alfredo Brillembourg, professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the Department of Architecture, Swiss …
The Cabinet today approved a new housing policy with a focus on affordable housing to weaker sections. The new policy, Housing and Urban development Punjab,2013, was cleared at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal here this evening. An official spokesman said the policy would also focus on …
The CAG report on the Delhi Government’s target to construct a whopping 4 lakh low-cost housing units under Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) programme reveals how ill-prepared and ill-suited government agencies are to address the city’s housing woes. Flawed tendering processes, delays in identifying land and starting construction, …
JAMMU: Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora today informed the Lower House that Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) has sanctioned two housing schemes for houseless families of slum areas for providing dwelling units and allied infrastructure facilities under LNNURM. Replying to …
Jaipur: The state government has decided to constitute a ‘rehabilitation cell’ for smooth rehabilitation of people living in slums and kacchi basti. The cell will perform under Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) with a separate staff and is expected to start functioning from June. Marred by staff shortage and pressure from …
The Bhutan Living Standards Survey (BLSS) 2012 Report summarizes the results of the household survey undertaken by the National Statistics Bureau with assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The report presents the analysis on the progress of Bhutan in improving their people's lives in terms of health, education, employment, …
Many developers have recently launched similar affordable home projects in the city Godrej Properties Ltd. (GPL), the real estate development arm of the Godrej Group, launched an affordable housing scheme in their township project Godrej Garden City (GGC) in Ahmedabad. Five new towers, each ground plus 12 storeys tall, will …
To bring down the approval time for real estate projects in the country, the ministry of housing and urban poverty alleviation is planning to set up a system of single-window clearances for developers. “The committee on streamlining approval procedures for real estate projects has recommended setting up of a nodal …
Victorians will face greater danger from heatwaves because of climate change and inadequate planning, a new report says. On the back of Australia's hottest summer on record, and with heatwaves predicted to become more frequent, the state must upgrade its preparation and emergency responses, says the Victorian Council of Social …
Though they have most basic amenities, sanitation is missing Slum residents have better access to drinking water and electricity than their counterparts in the urban non-slum areas, claims a report on ‘Housing Stock, Amenities and Assets in Slums’ released here on Thursday. The report also says the number of slums …
To assess the urban poverty alleviation work being done at the slum level, minister of housing and urban poverty alleviation Ajay Maken on Thursday said his ministry will frame "Slum Upgradation Index" city wise and state wise for monitoring the upgradation of slums in the country periodically. “A committee will …
