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Foundation stone for 3 flyovers this month

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The Hindu                 30.04.2013

Foundation stone for 3 flyovers this month

Special Correspondent

Tenders to be called for storm water drain repair work soon.

Mayor Mohd. Majid Hussain on Monday said foundation stones would be laid for flyovers at Tolichowki, Moghal ka Nala and Kishan Bagh nala within a fortnight or so.

After discussing the pending stormwater drain repair works and other projects with GHMC Commissioner M.T. Krishna Babu, Engineer-in-chief R. Dhan Singh and other senior officials, Mr. Hussain called for status reports on the delayed works of the Murki nala , Kandikal Gate road over bridge as also the Bilalnagar Bridge. The Mayor called for immediate tendering of works worth Rs.222 crore for completing work on the drains.

Earlier in the day, the Commissioner briefed the Mayor about the meeting with Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy and said the proposal for a separate land acquisition unit for the stormwater drains work was cleared.

Enhancing tender premiums to 10 per cent from the current five per cent and a housing unit in the ongoing Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission housing schemes for those affected in road widening too have been cleared, he said.

Mr. Hussain also asked Mr. Krishna Babu to furnish Google Earth maps on the full tank levels (FTLs) prepared by the Irrigation Department during the peak monsoon seasons so that proper boundaries can be earmarked.

‘Park land encroached’

Meanwhile, a complaint about a designated park land being encroached at Sanjeeviahnagar, Lalapet, was filed during the weekly ‘Prajavani’ programme chaired by Special Commissioner Navin Mittal. The complainant, Abdul Saleem, alleged that 650 sq. yards of park land was encroached upon.

A similar complaint regarding government land in the same area was made by Dinakar. Mr. Mittal directed Deputy Commissioner Gangadhar Reddy to look into the complaints. Most complaints were about unauthorised constructions, which were reported from Mehdipatnam, Saidabad, Tadbund, Kabutar Khana and few other places.

 

Court refuses to stay demolition at Campa Cola

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The Hindu                 30.04.2013

Court refuses to stay demolition at Campa Cola

Staff Reporter

The demolition drive at the Campa Cola compound in upmarket Worli area of the city will now take place on May 2, after the Bombay High Court refused to stay the demolition notice issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

The BMC served the notice on people in seven buildings of the compound on Friday, asking them to vacate flats by Monday. The residents approached the High Court, seeking a stay on the notice.

The residents are banking on a 1987 document acquired under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

The document suggests that around two-thirds of the actual area to be demolished can be legalised by paying fine.

 

Approved building plan must for registrations in state

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The New Indian express                30.04.2013

Approved building plan must for registrations in state

The State government has decided not to register properties such as houses, flats and any other building structures if the owners fail to submit building plans approved by corporations, municipalities and other urban local bodies.

The State Government will soon amend the Registration Act. Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy gave the nod to the Andhra Pradesh Registration and Stamps Department to incorporate a clause on mandatory submission of building plans approved by the corporations, municipalities and other urban local bodies.

The Chief Minister, who held a meeting with various departments on the issue of coordination, was requested by the officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to direct the Registration and Stamps Department not to register properties if owners failed to submit building plans.

The Chief Minister also directed the Discoms and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) to implement GO 168, which prohibits power and water supply to unapproved plans and illegal layouts.

The government is also contemplating mortgage clause for individual residential constructions up to  200 sq. metres of plot size. Previously, it has exempted them from the 10 pc mortgage clause. It was found that a majority of illegal constructions have come up in less than 200 sq. metre plots.

 


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