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This time, go for one BHK flat

Tuesday, 23 November 2010 12:41 administrator
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Hindustan Times  23.11.2010

This time, go for one BHK flat

Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) latest housing scheme is its biggest-ever with nearly 16,000 flats on offer. But if you are looking for an affordable two-bedroom flat, your options are somewhat limited. Out of the approximately 16,000 flats, there are only 51 two bedroom flats available in areas like Kalyan Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Rohini, Jahangir Puri, Pitampura, Sarai Khalil and Narela. The prices of these flats vary between Rs 21 lakh and Rs 41 lakh.

Apart from these, there are 548 two-bedroom flats available in Vasant Kunj D-6 but these are priced higher at Rs 51 lakh to Rs 96 lakh. These furnished flats were built to house technicians arriving in Delhi for the Commonwealth Games and thanks to the higher specifications to which these were made, the price are higher, too.

The largest number of flats are in the one-bedroom category and form the bulk of the lot - 10,125. Prices of these flats range from Rs 9 lakh to Rs 19 lakh and most of these are located in Rohini Sectors 18, 28 and 29 and Dwarka Sector 14.

One-bedroom flats - 1,285, in total-are also available in the Vasant Kunj D-6 pocket. These furnished flats, however, carry a price tag Rs 34 lakh to Rs 37 lakh.

This is the first time that the price of a DDA flat has crossed the Rs 1 crore mark. The 876 three-bedroom flats available in Vasant Kunj D-6 will set you back by anything between Rs 1.10 crore to Rs 1.12 crore.

Apart from these, there are 2,311 three-bedroom flats in multi-storeyed apartments in other areas like Mukherhee Nagar, Motia Khan, Jasola Sector-9A, Dwarka Sector 18-B, Rohini Sector 29 and Pitampura. The prices of these flats range between Rs 54 lakh to Rs 85 lakh.

"Compared to the last housing scheme, the prices of flats has only increased between 10-15 per cent this time," said a senior DDA official who didn't wish to be identified.

"We are only charging the cost prices of these flats apart from a one-time maintenance charge and some surcharges," the official said. "Even at the prices at which DDA is offering the flats, their cost is a fraction of the prevalent market rates."

If you apply for a flat in DDA's housing scheme, the highest chances of landing a flat are in either Rohini or Dwarka, if you get lucky in the draw of lots. With 5,183 flats, Rohini has the largest number of flats to offer in this scheme.

Closely following Rohini are Dwarka with 3,100 flats, Vasant Kunj with 2709 flats (almost all of them in the higher priced D-6 pocket) and Jasola with 1,480 flats. Flat story: Where and for how much

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 12:42
 

Housing body eyes MMR to push lottery flats

Tuesday, 23 November 2010 11:02 administrator
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Indian Express              23.11.2010

Housing body eyes MMR to push lottery flats

Shalini Nair Tags : Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority, MHADA Posted: Tue Nov 23 2010, 05:05 hrs

Mumbai:  The much-awaited annual lottery for flats built by the Mumbai board of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) will soon include affordable houses in areas such as Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and Vasai-Virar.

The state government has moved a proposal to amend the MHADA Act of 1976 whereby the jurisdiction of the Mumbai board would be extended to areas outside the 468 sq kms of Mumbai district to include the entire 4,355 sq kms of the Mumbai Metropolitan region (MMR). The Mumbai board would then be able to generate public housing in areas that come under the municipal corporations of Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli, Vasai-Virar, Mira-Bhayander, Ulhasnagar , Bhiwandi-Nizampur and the municipal councils of Alibaug, Kulgaon-Badlapur, Panvel, Pen, Uran, Ambernath Karjat and Khopoli. Presently all these areas fall under MHADA’s Konkan board which also have the task of constructing houses in Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts.

Housing department officials said that the amendment is imperative at this juncture since MHADA’s Mumbai board is left with barely two hectares of usable land reserves in Mumbai. Amarjeet Singh Manhas, Mumbai board chairman, confirmed that the authority has moved a proposal to this effect. “Since there is no land left in Mumbai for the board to construct houses on, we need to expand the jurisdiction to the entire MMR. Also, acquiring and purchasing land is much more easier in these areas,” he said. Sources in the state housing department say that if the amendment is approved by the cabinet this week, it would be placed before the winter session of the state assembly that starts on December 1. Another amendment has also been proposed to the MHADA act whereby the housing agency will be allowed to directly collect a repair cess from the BMC. The repair cess is the nominal sum paid by tenants of pre-1960 cessed buildings of the island city. Presently the repair cess is collected by the BMC as part of its property tax and then routed through the state government to MHADA whose Repair and Reconstruction board then uses the money to maintain the dilapidated cessed buildings. “This round-about way has often led to delays in MHADA getting the repair cess; hence it has been proposed that MHADA be allowed to receive the sum directly from the BMC,” said a housing department official.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 November 2010 11:03
 

Demand to extend 2.5 FSI to MHADA schemes in Pune region

Tuesday, 23 November 2010 09:43 administrator
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The Times of India          23.11.2010

Demand to extend 2.5 FSI to MHADA schemes in Pune region

PUNE: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) in Pune region has demanded that the state government resolution (GR) to extend an Floor Space Index (FSI) of 2.5 to low-cost housing schemes build by the MHADA should be extended to Pune region.

"Former chief minister Ashok Chavan had said that the state government will soon issue a GR permitting 2.5 FSI for housing schemes of MHADA in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad region. However, no further action has been taken on the matter," said Ankush Kakade, chairman, MHADA (Pune region).

Kakade said the decision would help in building smaller flats for the common people under the housing schemes of the MHADA.

A copy of the GR, issued by the state government in January, reached MHADA's Pune office on May 25 when the deadline for receiving suggestions and objections from the public was over.

"Only Mumbai and Nagpur had been earlier granted the 2.5 FSI. After the CM's announcement, a notice was issued by the urban development department on January 1. However, the letter in this regard was issued by the state government on March 23 and it reached Pune only on May 25," said Kakade.

"The delay in the letter reaching Pune has deprived the public of the chance to offer suggestions and objections to the proposal. The state government should not extend 2.5 FSI to Pune region so that MAHDA could build more houses in city like Pune where housing has became a concern for common people," said Kakade.

The MHADA owns over 510 hectares of land in the district, including 168 hectares in the city. An estimated 21,000 tenements have already been constructed on these plots. Kakade said all housing societies built by MHADA would benefit from the 2.5 FSI proposal.

 
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