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State to revive its firm for redeveloping slums

Friday, 01 October 2010 10:36 administrator
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Hindustan Times  01.10.2010

State to revive its firm for redeveloping slums
To expedite the slum clearance scheme, the state government will revive its Shivshahi Punarvasan Prakalpa Limited (SPPL) to redevelop slums neglected by private builders. Builders often neglect slums with thick population density because they find such projects time-consuming, making them unviable.

“The SPPL will be made active and funded by the state so that neglected slums can be revamped,” said Sachin Ahir, minister of state for housing.

He said the state cannot afford to just rely on private developers and had to step in. 

The SPPL will now take the role of the builder and rehabilitate slumdwellers, create substantial housing stock for the project-affected people and also auction any surplus flats, if any.

In addition, all slum projects falling in the restricted Coastal Regulation Zone are expected to have SPPL as the major partner with the private builder. Here, the SPPL will hold a 51 per cent majority stake in the project as mandated by the Central government.

The SPPL was set up by the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance government in 1998 to redevelop slums with funding by reluctant government agencies such as the state housing board.

However, the scheme failed.

In 2001, former municipal commissioner SS Tinaikar, in his inquiry report, indicted the SPPL for its failure and said the entire scheme was designed to benefit the builder lobby, which forced the successive Congress-Nationalist Congress Party government to curtail its activities.

“We will rectify the mistakes and strengthen the role of SPPL,” said Ahir.

Last Updated on Friday, 01 October 2010 10:39
 

Mayor inspects work, seeks info on JNNURM housing

Tuesday, 28 September 2010 06:51 administrator
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The Pioneer  28.09.2010

Mayor inspects work, seeks info on JNNURM housing

Staff Reporter | Bhopal

Mayor Krishna Gaur on Monday inspected various ongoing development works in the State capital along with the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Manish Singh and Mayor in Council (MiC) members.

The Mayor sought detailed information about the concrete houses being built for the urban poor under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

Expressing displeasure over the slow pace of work in the construction of concrete houses at Shabri Nagar, she instructed to expedite the work and to get the constructed premises evicted.

She also directed officials to remove shanties from the land reserved for the construction of concrete houses at Bapu Nagar. She also distributed cheques to beneficiaries under the Janshree Insurance Scheme.

The Mayor visited Vajpayee Nagar at Eidgah, Ganga Nagar in Nehru Nagar, Shabri Nagar, Bapu Nagar and Rahul Nagar at MANIT Square and inspected the development works and the construction of concrete houses under the JNNURM. She took account of the number of houses being constructed, current status of work and the time required for them to be completed.

Gaur expressed displeasure over the slow pace of construction work at Shabri Nagar and instructed to expedite work and pay attention on the quality of work. She asked to organise camp for providing water connection to those houses that have already been allotted and to make the residents aware of the Swaran Jayanti self-employment scheme and other employment generating schemes of the State Government.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 September 2010 06:52
 

BDA floats tenders for mass housing projects

Monday, 27 September 2010 11:32 administrator
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Business Standard  27.09.2010

BDA floats tenders for mass housing projects

The Bhubameswar Development Authority (BDA) has renewed its commitment to develop its proposed mass housing projects, putting to rest all speculation on the future of these projects.

"We have already floated tenders for our mass housing projects in three locations- Kalinga Nagar, Subudhipur and Paikarapur. Construction work would resume soon after the end of the tendering process”, said Deoranjan K Singh, vice chairman of BDA.

Buoyed by the spurt in demand for mass housing projects in the country, Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) had planned to develop housing projects for the low and middle income groups in 4-5 locations in and around the city.

The authority had lined up an investment of Rs 80-100 crore on developing 1,000 dwelling units which would be a mix 1-BHK (bedroom hall kitchen), 2-BHK and 3-BHK flats. These housing projects are set to be launched within 3-4 months and are expected to be commissioned by the end of 2011.

The total built-up area of the flats would range from 700-1,700 sq ft and the price of these flats would vary from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 25 lakh depending on the built-up area.

While 1-BHK flat would comprise a built-up area of 700 sq ft and would be priced at Rs 7-8 lakh, a 2-BHK flat with a built-up area of 1,000-1,200 sq ft would be available in the range of Rs 12-15 lakh. Similarly, a 3-BHK flat with a built-up area of 1,500-1,700 sq ft would be priced at Rs 20-25 lakh.

These housing projects would be developed on an area of three acres in 4-5 locations in and around the city and the projects would be in the form of apartments consisting of 7-8 storeys, said Singh.

The tentative locations identified for the housing projects include Bargarh Brit Colony, Chandrasekharpur, Kalinga Nagar and Subhudipur.

Apart from the mass housing projects, plans are also afoot to develop residential and commercial real estate projects on the public-private partnership (PPP) mode.

Last Updated on Monday, 27 September 2010 11:37
 
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