02 Jan 2023

In Odisha, of the 32.36 lakh families eligible for housing under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin, more than 14 lakh families still await houses and housing assistance. The rural development ministry had set a target of 26.95 lakh houses under the PMAY-G to Odisha from 2016-17 to 2021- 2022. The PMAY-G, formerly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojana, along with the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Urban, were implemented as flagship missions of the government of India by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in an effort to address the urban housing shortage amongst EWS, LIG and MIG categories including slum dwellers.Read more

02 Jan 2023

On account of worsening air pollution conditions, the Centre’s air quality panel ordered for the implementation of stage III restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR which meant banning all non-essential construction and demolition work. As of 30th December 2022, the average AQI for Delhi stood at 399, considered borderline hazardous. The experts committee at GRAP believes the air quality is likely to further deteriorate in the coming days due to calm winds and stable atmospheric conditions.Read more

23 Dec 2022

Earlier this week the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP-RERA) slapped hefty penalties on 13 real estate developers in the state on account of ignoring orders and intentionally not complying with the pertaining laws. The authority has followed section 38/63 of the RERA Act 2016 which empowers the authority to penalise the non-compliant promoter with up to 5 percent of the total cost of the project. The collective penalties amount to approximately Rs 1.78 crores.Read more

20 Dec 2022

Earlier this month, the department for town and country planning passed an order for the demolition of over 15 colonies that had been illegally constructed on agricultural land. Together these colonies had encroached approximately 70 aces of prime agricultural land in and around the city. The offenders in question are said to have sold the plots of land illegally and constructed colonies without the requisite permissions from the competent authorities. Some of the structured razzed include shops, property dealers’ offices, houses and boundary walls.Read more

20 Dec 2022

Residents of the BDD Chawls in Worli, Mumbai have been offered the option of availing a monthly rental compensation of Rs 25,000/- instead of opting for a transit home while the chawls are being redeveloped. The Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of MHADA has confirmed that the state government has approved of the same. As part of the redevelopment Phase 1 almost 4,400 families were asked to vacate their homes whereas there were only 3,100 transit homes to accommodate them interim. Therefore, a need to create an alternative option was necessary.Read more

07 Dec 2022

Several disgruntled homebuyers collected to protest outside Raheja Developer’s office in Gurugram earlier this week over delayed possession for the Raheja Revanta Project located in Sector 78, Gurugram. The individuals claim to have paid up almost 90 per cent of the total value of their flats. The project began five years ago and is still currently far from complete. Spokespersons from Raheja Developers issued a statement discussing details of the measures being undertaken by the developer to speed up the construction and delivery of the project.Read more

06 Dec 2022

The Supreme Court has passed a judgement ordering two illegal buildings constructed in 2011 in Nerul, Navi Mumbai to be brought down. The families residing in these buildings have been given six months to vacate. Individuals who purchased flats in the complex where aware of the legal standing of the buildings. The court has ordered for the civic and police officials involved in allowing the construction to take place to be held liable as well. The plots in question had been allotted for the creation of a public garden according to the area’s development plans.Read more

02 Dec 2022

According to a recent report published by JLL India, start-ups have dominated the office leasing arena by taking on over 6.5 million square feet of space in the first half of this calendar year. The start-up’s share in gross leasing grew from 17 per cent in 2021 to 28 per cent in H1 of 2022 in the top eight cities of the country. Bengaluru led the race with an approximately 2.5 million square feet leased by start-ups this year, followed by Delhi NCR at 1.9 million square feet and Mumbai at 0.95 million square feet.Read more

02 Dec 2022

According to recent reports, only 7,000 of the 16,000 plots allotted by the MIDC offices in Nagpur and Amravati for industrial estates are being actively developed. Several reasons have been cited for the delay with the primary reason being touted as disruption caused by the Covid pandemic. The Vidarbha Economic Development Council has urged MIDC to create an amnesty program to help them cope. Their recommendations include deduction of fees and penalties levied from underutilisation and water usage. Several allottees have been unsuccessful in utilising their land parcels and wish to surrender them but are unable to because of the heavy deductions made by MIDC.Read more

29 Nov 2022

According to recent reports, the government of India has fixed an indicative value of Rs 7.409 crore rupees for the iconic Ashok Hotel located in New Delhi. This action was taken in line with the National Monetisation Program which aims at raising private sector investment for new infrastructure creation. The Ashok Hotel and along with the adjacent Samrat Hotel two of the eight structures listed under the India Tourism Development Corp assets under this scheme.Read more