The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken serious action regarding the deforestation and hill-cutting for a real estate project in Una, Himachal Pradesh. The NGT has ordered the local administration to investigate and has asked the officials, including the deputy commissioner, divisional forest officer, and others, to submit their replies within a month. This action was taken after a complaint was filed by Una resident Bhavak Parasher in November of last year.Read more

In a bid to encourage and regulate green construction and technology, the Uttar Pradesh Government is set to create a specific set of guidelines and a framework to recognize energy-efficient buildings. The green building code will require buildings to adhere to specific norms, which will be formulated and approved by the Housing and Urban Planning Department. At present, the Indian Green Building Council provides ratings for green buildings in Uttar Pradesh. The council has already audited, examined, and certified over 130 buildings in the state as green building projects, with the majority being in the cities of Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad.Read more

According to experts, the most recent expansion of the metro network in the western suburbs is likely to improve accessibility, cut travel time in half and improve connectivity in the area. Line 2A runs from Dahisar to DN Nagar and Line 7 runs from Dahisar to Gundavali, Andheri (E). Experts believe that will these new lines now functional, the demand in the nearby micro markets will experience a 2-5% price increase. Some of the biggest builders in Mumbai such as Kanakia Spaces, Lodha Group, Adani Realty and more have ready and under construction projects along close to these metro stations.Read more

The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) in Tamil Nadu is considering a proposal to increase the floor space index (FSI) for properties located along the Chennai Metro Rail and MRTS corridors. For the first time in the state, the FSI is being proposed to be raised to 6.5, which is a significant increase from the previous maximum permissible limit of 4.87. This move is aimed at promoting commercial development along transit lines, improving accessibility and mobility for employment, and creating affordable housing opportunities in transit-oriented development zones.Read more

A multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was recently signed between Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Orenda India and the Government of Maharashtra at the ongoing World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Orenda India is a division of one of the fastest-growing conglomerates in the world that specialises in urban infrastructure among other things. With this new partnership the company and the State Government will create and manage assets for physical and social infrastructure on a 1,000-acre plot of land in Raigad, adjacent to the planned Navi Mumbai international airport.Read more

Prayagraj's real estate market is projected to experience significant growth as plans have been made for investments of roughly Rs 4,000 crores over the course of the next five years. Numerous real estate firms will begin development on at least 29 different housing projects in and around Sangam City soon. Vinayak Group is set to invest about Rs 590 crores, Paras Group has confirmed a Rs 300 crore project and Sai Dham Group has promised to invest around Rs 700 crores in seven residential projects. Omaxe Limited is looking to set up a Rs 500 crore project and Goyal Housing is said to be making an investment of Rs 400 crores.Read more

In line with directions issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 9th December 2022, all illegal structures constructed on protected Aravali Forest land in Gairatpur Bas, Haryana will be cleared this week. The NGT has directed the Haryana and Rajasthan governments to destroy all illegal structures that have been erected on land protected under Sections 4 and 5 of the Punjab Land Protection Act (PLPA), 1900. All requisite notices have been issued and ample warning has been given to those who have constructed these structures.Read more

The Maharashtra state urban development department has decided not to charge Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) a premium for its development activities in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Notified Area. It has also allowed a floor space index of (FSI) of 5 on plots within the area. MIAL is being charged a premium on the extra 1 Floor space index, as the FSI 4 is considered as Global FSI, on which no premium is charged. The development of the CSMIANA is to be integrated with the existing Bombay Metro infrastructure. The notified site area is about 1982 acres.Read more

The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), the governing body responsible for most of Navi Mumbai’s planned development, has cancelled the tender process of the contested CRZ plot at Seawoods, Nerul. Several citizens along with the Navi Mumbai Environment Preservation Society (NMEPS) had filled petitions with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to stop the tender process as the plot of land in question fell within the CRZ limits where construction activity is restricted. The petitioners are pleased with the decision of the NGT to block the sale process and hope to stop CIDCO from commercially exploiting the CRZ plot. The civic body however cites that the tender process was cancelled simply because the bidding offer received for plot was well below market value.Read more

The Madurai Corporation is in talks to set up a processing centre in Chennai to tackle the issue of construction and demolition waste and. At present the corporation has four designated dumping sites for waste in the city. However, debris is often found along city roadways and in empty plots. This has led to residents questioning the efficacy of the civic body and demanding that appropriate action be taken swiftly. A tender to create a construction and demolition waste processing centre in Madurai is likely to be issued in the coming two months.Read more