Housing

Order of the High Court of Gujarat regarding illegal encroachments in and around Chandola lake, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 06/05/2025

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. …

Govt adopts satellite town projects

The state minister for housing and public works, Abdul Mannan Khan, on Thursday said the government has taken a project for setting up four satellite towns adjacent to the capital to reduce existing housing crisis in the Dhaka city.

Budgetary support needed: study

A study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) pegged the population of the urban poor in the country at 225 million by 2015. Currently, 40-45 per cent of the urban poor are living in slums or squatter settlements. The remaining people live under bridges …

Janasevana will complete 1m houses by 2016

The Janasevana housing and settlement development program is being implemented with the intention of providing housing facilities to one million houseless families of the country within the next five years. This housing program is aimed at providing housing facilities to all communities in our society, nearly 60,000 families will benefit …

Tata housing project stayed

Camelot Housing Colony was planned at an ecologically sensitive spot Slated to have 18 towers, some with 35 floors, with luxury flats costing at least Rs.3 crore. Chandigarh's design restricts maximum number of floors in residential buildings to three. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab & Haryana High Court has stayed booking, selling …

Plea to hike Indira Awas scheme amount

The district-level vigilance meeting resolved to urge the Union Government to increase the amount under Indira Awas Yojana to Rs 75,000. The decision was taken at a meeting held under the presidentship of former Prime Minister and MP H D Deve Gowda. Both the MPs H D Deve Gowda and …

Fishermen oppose move to relocate slum tenements

In a meeting held on Tuesday, fishermen and environmentalists strongly opposed the government proposal to relocate 1,356 slum tenements and evict more than 3,000 hutments in Srinivasapuram to create a 15-acre park near Adyar Creek. They also objected to the development of a 45-lakh square-feet commercial hub which includes theatres …

Fishermen oppose move to relocate slum tenements

In a meeting held on Tuesday, fishermen and environmentalists strongly opposed the government proposal to relocate 1,356 slum tenements and evict more than 3,000 hutments in Srinivasapuram to create a 15-acre park near Adyar Creek. They also objected to the development of a 45-lakh square-feet commercial hub which includes theatres …

NABARD releases State credit plan

Outlay for 2011-12 fixed at Rs.58,159 crore; 16% rise over previous year GROWTH PLAN: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan releases the State Credit Plan at the regional office of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development in Thiruvananthapuram by handing over a copy to State Agriculture Production Commissioner K. Jayakumar …

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Report 2011

2010 was a year of contrasts. Many countries bounced back from recession while several others faced difficult economic and fiscal adjustments, which in some cases are still ongoing. The year also had its share of crises, including the violence that induced the change of Government and institutions in Kyrgyzstan, the …

Maharashtra: Adarsh faces the axe

The controversial Adarsh Housing Society at Colaba in Mumbai has lost its water and electricity supply after the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority revoked its No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the society. Whether it will lose 25 illegal floors out of its 31 is giving sleepless nights to the owners …

Small is better: Mobile egg house makes waves in China

Beijing: An egg shaped tiny but compact mobile home built by a Chinese office worker is being touted as an answer to provide affordable accommodation to thousands of migrant labourers flocking to Beijing in search of work. With the average home in the capital selling for $2,934 a meter in …

Housing conditions in Delhi

This report on "Housing conditions of Delhi" by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics on the basis of survey conducted under 65th National Sample Survey provides vital information on various aspects of housing conditions in the Capital city. The present report on "Housing Conditions in Delhi" is brought out by …

Shimla city development plan

The key objective of the CDP is to formulate a development strategy for meeting emerging challenges of infrastructure and create enabling environment for the growth of economy. The CDP of Shimla attempts to highlight the role of each and every sector of development in bringing economic benefits to the region …

Opportunities for private sector engagement in urban climate change resilience building

Asian cities are especially susceptible to unpredictable environmental change, as these cities are expected to account for more than 60 percent of global population growth in the next 30 years. Measures that help the urban poor in Asian cities adapt to the changing climate and build their resilience and capacity …

1st green housing complex foundation laid

Driven by the responsibility of minimising the environmental hazards, especially emitted by the construction sector, Shine Realtors Private Limited, a city-based real estate developers, today laid the foundation for the first-ever green housing complex in the North East region in city's Gotanagar area. "This would be the first such complex …

Housing and population census in 2011

A housing and population census would take place for the 14th time on July 14, 2011, a senior official of the Department of Census and Statistics said, adding that maps and charts of 14,013 Grama Niladhari areas had already been prepared to conduct the census. A housing and population census …

Demolition likely, MoEF concludes Adarsh broke law

The controversial Adarsh Cooperative Society building in Mumbai

Action on green norms violation soon: Jairam

Environment min ister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday assured that action against Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai for violating green norms will be taken in the next two-three days. He said the Maharashtra environment department had denied clearance to the controversial housing society, but it seemed the state urban department gave …

Housing condition and amenities in India 2008-09

This report presents the results of the survey on housing condition based on data collected in the NSS 65th round covering the aspects of basic housing amenities available to the households. his report presents the results of the survey on housing condition based on data collected in the NSS 65th …

A happening place

Guntur district is aiming at all-round, inclusive growth with a slew of projects and programmes. GUNTUR district, spread over an area of nearly 11,390 square kilometres, is bounded by Prakasam district in the south, Mahabubnagar in the west and Krishna and Nalgonda districts in the north. The district has a …

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