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Non-essential construction ban lifted in Delhi-NCR

Author : PNT Bureau

Three days after the Centre announced a ban on all non-essential construction and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR on account of rising air pollution levels, the authorities are now said to have lifted all cubs imposed in the city under stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). As of Tuesday, Delhi’s 24-average air quality index (AQI) was around 385, down by 14 points since the week before....

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TNHB to collaborate with private companies to build homes

Author : PNT Bureau

The Housing and Urban Development Department is gearing up to redevelop housing societies across the state via joint development agreements with private builders. So far, twelve locations within the state have been identified as potential development sites. The homes are to be constructed using Mivan technology which is an aluminium formwork system over a span of two years. For construction of these units, the private developer will be awarded with a fixed number of free for sale apartments in exchange. The agreement will be entered into for a period of 80 years....

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Daily wage construction workers unable to benefit from registration

Author : PNT Bureau

The Central Government recently issued a directive to all states to take a call on self-declaration which would allow construction workers to self-register, in a bid to speed up the process and ensure maximum individuals are able to receive their benefits. According to the Building and Other Construction Workers’ (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996, a 90-day work period is needed for a construction worker to become eligible for registration. The state of Maharashtra has approximately 14 lac active registered workers. However, the state has a back log of more than 40,000 pending applications to clear....

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Illegal farmhouses razzed by Haryana Forest Department

Author : PNT Bureau

Last week the Haryana Forest Department in Gwalpahari sized four acres of land by destroying five farmhouses that were illegally constructed. The demolished structures were built on land falling under sections 4 and 5 of the Punjab Land Protection Act (PLPA) where non-forest activities cannot be carried out on land categorised as ‘gair mumkin pahar’, i.e., uncultivable land. The land in questions is situated in the Aravali Forest area. The razzing was conducted in accordance with the directive issued by the National Green Tribunal in September this year....

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Date set for Aravali Farmhouse demolition

Author : PNT Bureau

According to a statement released by the State Forest Department last week, the Sohna Municipal Committee will begin demolishing 179 unlawfully constructed farmhouses in the Raisina Aravalis from 12 December 2022, Conferring to Section 4 of the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA), which protects land as "gair mumkin pahar (uncultivable hill)," 424 farmhouses in Sohna were found to have been built unlawfully. So far, 80 structures have already been demolished and 165 have received court-ordered stays. The demolition work was delayed due to GRAP (Graded Response Action Plan against Air Pollution)....

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Adani Realty, DLF & Shree Naman Group bid for Dharavi Redevelopment project

Author : PNT Bureau

The Dharavi Redevelopment Authority (DRA) has received three bids for the mammoth Dharavi redevelopment project in Mumbai. Eight builders including entities from South Korea and UAE, along eleven PMC companies attended the pre-bid meeting. The three bids are from Mumbai based Adani Realty and Shree Naman Group and Delhi based housing construction company DLF. Adani Infrastructure has bid for the project in 2018 but lost out to Dubai based SecLink Group....

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Maharashtrian locals may no longer need CRZ nod for houses along the coast

Author : PNT Bureau

In a proposal submitted to the Union Ministry for Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the state government has request that draft coastal zone management plans for Palghar, Sindhudurg, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Thane be revised to allow individuals to build houses up to 3,000 sqft up to 50 meters fro the tideline for creeks, rivers and streams. The proposal has been accepted by CM Eknath Shinde and are in their final stages of approval. The state hopes that this decision will boost tourism....

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Real estate must accelerate plans to meet demand for EV charging

Author : PNT Bureau

According to Bloomberg, there are currently 20 million EVs in the world today, compared to just one million four years ago. Experts predict this number to increase to 71 million by the end of 2025. In such an environment, it is imperative that real estate developers and owners incorporate EV charging infrastructure into their existing and future ventures. Commercial real estate could become a critical player in providing charging stations or points for passenger vehicles....