Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The Maharashtra government is yet to upgrade its amended Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) map to relax development restrictions along the coastline, from the existing 500 metres to the proposed 50 metres. But due to this delay, development under CRZ is getting delayed. As per state environment officials, the government has …
Justice Abhay Oka of the Bombay High Court today said that there is a "race" among the politicians to break the laws governing sound pollution. The remarks by Justice Oka came close on the heels of reports that the Maharashtra government was mulling to come out with an ordinance to …
As part of its plans to ease coastal rules in the country, the Ministry of Environment has proposed to lift restrictions on real estate development that will ease FSI regulations, relax the extent of no-development zones and also permit the construction of public amenities, ministry documents revealed. The documents were …
The century-old chawls are spread across 291 acres in south Mumbai With the state govt allocating FSI of 4, tenants of these chawls will get 500 sq ft carpet area against the current area of 160-180 sq ft The Bombay Development Division (BDD) chawls redevelopment project is finally gathering steam. …
Mumbai: In its bid to save energy and water by adopting the concept of green buildings, members from Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) have raised concern to the government by requesting them to introduce cheaper interest rates and increase the Floor Space Index (FSI) for adopting more green buildings in …
Shailesh Nayak committee report may unlock real-estate boom, but at the cost of environment The Shailesh Nayak committee, that was asked to review Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification - 2011, has recommended a host of dilutions and relaxations in the coastal protection legislation in its report submitted last year. The …
NAVI MUMBAI: The state government, through Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), has forwarded a proposal to MoEF, asking for special consideration to waive CRZ 2011 notification. The proposal was sent to the Centre on November 26. The notification does not allow housing schemes on the 111 hectares, which JNPT …
PUNE: The city builders and town planners are divided over the proposal to increase the floor space index (FSI) in the development control (DC) rules for the old city area comprising 17 Peths and surrounding areas over 147.85 sq km. A section feels it would boost the construction activity and …
MUMBAI: The National Green Tribunal, in a landmark order, directed a developer to remit Rs 3 crore towards the environmental relief fund and stopped the construction and sale of a slum rehabilitation project at Antop Hill till the amount was paid and plans amended to include additional parking space. The …
THANE: The BJP-Sena government's 'gift' of additional floor space index (FSI) for the city has invited sharp criticism from town planners. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis approved an additional 0.3 FSI for construction projects in Thane recently to end the monopoly of certain builders and traders controlling the transfer of development …
NAVI MUMBAI: The JNPT is taking a fresh look into the PAP compensation issue, which has been put on hold currently, as a major chunk of land is under the coastal regulation zone I (CRZ-I). The issue is said to have been discussed in a meeting between the state chief …
BHUBANESWAR:In a bid to provide affordable housing for economically weaker section of society in urban areas, the State Government has decided to set up a Mission to streamline and expedite implementation of different housing projects. The Housing and Urban Development Department on Monday made a presentation before Chief Minister Naveen …
The MCZMA appraised the project for a CRZ clearance and noted the violation, eight years after the construction started. Nagaland House, the Nagaland government’s state guest house in Mumbai, has been constructed in sensitive Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) without seeking green clearance first, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) …
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 …
In a bounty for the real estate industry, the state government is soon expected to double the 0.33 floor-space index (FSI) that is granted to all building projects in the suburbs on payment of a premium. This will effectively increase the base FSI in Mumbai’s suburbs to 1.66. The state …
Faced with stiff opposition from developers, the state government has amended the city's affordable housing policy that stipulated that a portion of the plots be kept to build low-cost homes free of cost. The amendments proposed by the urban development department said builders no longer have to carve out 20% …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is examining a proposal to change its norms to permit 100 per cent private schemes in slum rehabilitation projects in the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) areas. This is in sharp contrast to the present mandatory norm of implementing such projects under the Public-Private Partnership …
NASHIK: Plans are afoot to make Nashik the first solar city in Maharashtra by making solar panels mandatory in buildings with over 10 flats. For this, the state government is mulling a change in the Development Control (DC) rules of the city's draft Development Plan (DP) that would provide builders …
The state government Tuesday announced the creation of the first ever West Bengal Urban Development Policy, which enables tenants to have the same floor area in a building that comes up after the landlord rebuilds the old house the tenant lived in. “Such a policy was a strong requirement to …
Congress-NCP government may not launch clusters before poll code of conduct Maharashtra’s ambitious cluster development project is likely to be further delayed because the state, where Assembly elections are expected in October, will have to cross some legal hurdles before the scheme can be implemented in Mumbai and 15 other …
