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. …
The World Bank has signed an agreement with the Indian government to provide a USD 100 million loan to help low-income families secure housing loans. "The Loan and Project Agreements for World Bank (IDA) assistance of USD 100 million for low-income housing finance project were signed between Government of India/National …
Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society has filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court requesting transfer of its plea against a demolition order passed by the Union environment ministry to the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The SLP will be heard on August 19. The Bombay HC, a few months …
City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) led by bureaucrat Sanjay Bhatia had drafted a strategy to pacify agitated project-affected persons (PAPs) in Navi Mumbai. “We have learnt lessons from the strife over land acquisition for the Navi Mumbai airport project. Now, we have drafted a 26-point action plan so that …
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved "Ashrayan-II" project with a view to alleviating poverty through providing residential facilities and creating employment for landless distressed people. The approval came at its meeting held at the NEC conference room in city's Shere-e- Bangla Nagar with Prime Minister …
Residents of around 159 unauthorized colonies, situated on forest land and the ridge area in south Delhi, will now be able to enjoy access to basic facilities in their areas. In view of forthcoming assembly elections, the Urban Development (UD) Department, Delhi government, has found a way to carry developmental …
The government has made a comprehensive planning for the fiscal year 2013-14 to provide basic necessities of life to check the increasing pressure on the existing deteriorating infrastructure. In this regard, the government has allocated Rs 12 billion to achieve national goals relating to urban development. During the year, focus …
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday agreed to provide $ 400 million for reconstruction and rehabilitation in the disaster-hit areas in Uttarakhand. In a meeting presided by Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar, it was decided that the money would be spent in works in sectors …
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank would jointly provide $400 million to rain-ravaged Uttarakhand to redevelop basic amenities like housing, agriculture, education and healthcare facilities besides reconstructing the damaged roads. The decision was taken here yesterday at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar after the two …
Builders Use SRA Rule To Bypass BMC, Boost FSI Mumbai: An upcoming luxury tower on a very narrow plot in upscale Khar (west) could soon give Mumbai’s builders an idea of how to obtain higher floor space index (FSI) by going around the civic body’s regulations and approaching the Slum …
Mumbai: A mega slum rehabilitation scheme in one of Mumbai’s poshest neighbour hoods at Cuffe Parade has come under the scanner of the Bombay high court. “Is the Maharashtra government keen on rehabilitating and redeveloping the area?” a division bench of Justice S C Dharmadhikari and Justice S B Shukre …
The authorities destroyed nearly 1,600 acres of crop land, forests, orchards and water bodies in Kaliganj under Gazipur district for creating Purbachal New Town, a government housing project, about 16 km from the capital. Flanked by the rivers, Balu and Sitalakhya, the township is partially curved out of Rupganj upazila …
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) authorities are violating laws and deviating from the original plans of the Purbachal housing project as they have been filling wetlands, lowlands as deep as 15 feet and felling trees in the area in Gazipur, environmentalists and experts said yesterday. “The original plan for Purbachal …
The Tripura government has demanded relaxation of forest and environment clearance norms for developmental activities in northeastern states. Finance and PWD minister Badal Choudhury told TOI on Sunday that most project proposals for roads and other infrastructure in the region are held up in Delhi pending environmental clearance. "I've asked …
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday allocated Rs 1,260 crore for constructing 60,000 green houses with solar powered lights for the poor in rural areas during the current financial year. She hiked the unit cost for each house from Rs 1.80 lakh to Rs 2.10 lakh, considering the increase in …
The Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 1,260 crore for the construction of 60,000 solar-powered green houses under phase three of a programme meant to provide houses to underprivileged people. According to an official release, chief minister J Jayalalithaa has allocated the sum for the current fiscal year. The programme …
The paper provides a review of the literature that links housing, housing finance, and economic development. The housing sector may support poverty reduction and inclusive growth in two general ways. First, housing construction contributes to economic output, creates employment, and generates a demand for materials and related services. Second, improved …
If the state government has its way, permission will not be given for the construction of apartments if it doesn't specify its water source. The government may soon come out with a condition for housing project promoters to specify source of water. Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the No-Objection …
The Uttar Pradesh government has cleared housing projects and townships in Greater Noida West, formerly named Noida Extension, without considering key environmental parameters and the rich wildlife of the area, which has now all but vanished, concerned environmentalists here say. "The state's environment directorate has completely failed in discharging its …
The state government has notified a policy for the grant of licences for group housing colonies in high-density zones. An official spokesman of the Town and Country Planning Department said here today, high-density residential zones had 1,000 persons per hectare (PPH) or more. He clarified that the policy dated December …
Administrator gives approval, UT Administration invites objections from residents The Chandigarh Administration has finally prepared the draft master plan for Chandigarh, 2031. After the approval of UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil, the Administration has now invited objections from the public. City residents can file objections within 30 days. The draft …
