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. …
An ambitious project involving construction of swanky sea-view high-rises on prime Mumbai land after razing Mahatma Phule Colony, a slum sprawl at Nariman Point, is under scanner for violation of building norms. The plot is located between the Manora hostel for MLAs and the Arabian sea. The builder, Ace Links, …
It is now a well established fact that real estate development contributes immensely to the growth and development of the nation through the numerous forward and backward linkages with the economy. It also a business which provides employment to construction workers who are mostly from the rural areas. The sector …
JAIPUR: For optimum utilization of available land in Model 4 buildings of the upcoming affordable housing schemes, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is planning to construct G+7 high rises. On Thursday, JDA officials gave directions to prepare an expression on interest (EOI) in this regard.In Model 4 affordable housing schemes, …
Nearly 500 jhuggi dwellers from eight slum tenements on Wednesday became proud owners of their dwelling units, at least on paper, as they were presented with allotment letters to their houses at a function at Delhi Secretariat. The Government has in this scheme for the first time used biometrics to …
After Nagri, it’s Dubalia, Rando, Patratu, Chutua and Sangrampur. A fresh controversy has broken out over acquisition of 256 acres in Kanke block, barely 15km from Ranchi, for constructing houses for the homeless poor. More than 300 villagers armed with traditional weapons laid siege to the Kanke block office on …
K.P.Munusamy addresses officialsof corporation, 19 municipalities Local bodies should ensure prompt execution of schemes with respect to civic amenities and basic facilities within their limits, said K.P.Munusamy, Local Administration Minister. Addressing the local body officials after reviewing the progress of development works in Tiruchi Corporation and in the 19 municipalities …
Mumbai The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday passed the Maharashtra Housing (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2012, which seeks to set up what will be the country’s first realty industry regulator. While the Bill is expected to be passed in the Legislative Council during the ongoing session, the law will come …
AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) was felicitated by the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize during the World Cities Summit 2012 on 2nd July in Singapore for its early success in implementing a city development plan which aims to transform India's seventh largest city into a more liveable, equitable …
The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) would be undertaking a survey of the slums in Vellore Corporation with a view to replacing them with pucca individual houses or apartments under the Rajiv Awas Yojana, a housing scheme to be funded jointly by the Central and State governments, according to …
To check if regional plans are in sync with the Master Plan The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has signed an agreement with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRCS) in Hyderabad to prepare satellite images of NCR towns to assess whether the norms laid down by the Board have …
Beneficiaries to receive food, health care and counselling The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is in the process of identifying land for the construction of shelter homes. To this end, it has received Rs nine crore from the State government. Bommanahalli BBMP Zonal Commissioner Shivabasavaiah said the Palike has set …
‘About 800 million people live in the villages in the country’ T. Stanes and Company, which has a strong network in most of the rural parts of the country, should look at Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) projects through the local co-operatives, former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said …
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi today expressed his resolve to provide housing to all safai kamdars ( sanitation workers), contrary to canards spread by elements spreading lies that his government does not care about the poor. Dedicating 1,024 houses to safai kamdars at a function here, he said that …
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Development Authority on Thursday, decided to seek acquisition of 121 hectares of land belonging to the animal husbandry department in Sultanpur Road. The land happens to be one of the crucial slots that the state government has been eyeing for the proposed IT city. LDA vice-chairman, Dr …
Agartala: Ahead of the assembly polls, scheduled for February next year, the Left Front government in Tripura has decided to provide land with housing facilities to people living below the poverty line (BPL), a minister said here Thursday. “The Left Front government would provide 0.4 acre of land to rural …
Bhubaneswar: Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday strongly opposed private mining in areas affected by Left wing extremism on the ground that it allows Maoists to extort money from companies. I continue to hold the view that particularly in Saranda given the fact that this area has been …
The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board on Wednesday approved construction of 7,400 houses for slum-dwellers under the Economically Weaker Section category at Bhalaswa Jahangirpuri. At a meeting in Delhi Secretariat, the Board also gave its nod for construction of a community hall at Trilokpuri and passed its budget for the …
The Delhi government on Wednesday approved a project to construct 7,400 low-cost flats for slum-dwellers and those from the economically weaker sections. The Rs 356.79 crore project was approved at a meeting of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The flats will be …
New Delhi In order to give a major push to the low-cost housing for low and middle-income groups, the Centre is set to give a relief in the form of 1% interest subsidy on housing loans of up to R15 lakh where the cost of house is up to R25 …
Long wait for home buyers to possess flats may end soon The long wait for thousands of home buyers to possess flats in Greater Noida could finally be nearing an end as a statutory body on Thursday approved the draft Master Plan for Greater Noida-2021. National Capital Region Planning Board …
