11TH AUGUST 2018 NEWS

RERA NEWS

RERA Act: Over 31,000 realty projects so far; Maharashtra leads race, says report

Publication: FINANCIAL EXPRESS Date : 11 AUGUST 2018

As many as 31,500 real estate projects across the country have been registered under Rera so far, with Maharashtra alone accounting for almost 54 per cent of the same, a report said.

INFRA NEWS

Metro 3 site noise not within set limit: Study

Publication: TIMES OF INDIA Date : 11 AUGUST 2018

Mumbai: The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has informed the Bombay high court that noise from the ongoing Metro 3 work at the Cuffe Parade station site exceeds the prescribed levels for both daytime and night. It blamed the absence of noise barriers for much of the woes.

CITY NEWS

Mangroves flattened at creek in Mumbai for parking space

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 11 AUGUST 2018

A one-kilometre patch of mangroves behind Nalanda Law College along the Gorai creek in Borvili (West) has been flattened into a parking space

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CITY NEWS

‘17k flats up for sale, 1.5L under construction’

Publication: TIMES OF INDIA Date : 12 AUGUST 2018

Mumbai: There are approximately 17,000 ready-to-occupy homes up for sale in Mumbai Metropolitan Region right now and 1.5 lakh more are under construction which will be completed in the next three years, stated a recent Anarock Property Consultants report.

BMC battles bouncers to pull down illegal 30-room hotel near airport

Publication: ET REALTY Date : 12 AUGUST 2018

The structure was a newlyconstructed hotel with 30 rooms near the international terminal of the airport on Sahar Road. It started coming up last November

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EASE OF DOING BUSINESS NEWS

Get construction nod in a day under Mumbai ‘ease of doing business’ policy

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 13 AUGUST 2018

To boost speed and transparency, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started approving building permit applications online under the ‘Ease of Doing Business’ policy. The new system is already a hit among developers.

CITY NEWS

Bombay high court upholds state’s ban on hilltop, slope construction

Publication: TIMES OF INDIA Date : 13 AUGUST 2018

The Bombay high court recently upheld the state government’sdirectives to prohibit construction on hilltops

This Mumbai housing society is close to becoming ‘zero waste’

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 13 AUGUST 2018

In the last two months, they have used the machine to recycle 1,860kg of kitchen and garden waste and generated 180kg of manure

Societies reap benefits of self-redevelopment

Publication: THE ASIAN AGE Date : 13 AUGUST 2018

Mumbai: A society in Pant Nagar area of Ghatkopar has proposed the construction of an 18-storey tower after getting a nod for self-redevelopment from the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada).

REALTY NEWS

Housing.com revenues double in FY18, says CEO

Publication: ET REALTY Date : 11 AUGUST 2018

Apart from News Corp and its Australia-based group firm REA, Elara Technologies has SAIF Partners, Softbank and Accel Partners as major shareholders

Homebuyers beware: Incomplete projects still getting delayed

Publication: MINT Date : 13 AUGUST 2018

The total value of projects facing construction delays is ₹3.3 trillion or above $47 billion, according a report. While investors should stay away, end-users should do their due diligence and look for deals

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EASE OF LIVING NEWS

Pune, Navi Mumbai, Gr Mum top ‘ease of living’ rankings

Publication: TIMES OF INDIA Date : 14 AUGUST 2018

Mumbai: Cities in Maharashtra have taken the top three positions as well as the sixth rank in the first national survey of the most liveable cities.

CONTI...

Ease of living index: Pune is the most liveable city in India

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 14 AUGUST 2018

Government of India launched the ‘Ease of Living’ Index in January 2018 to help cities systematically assess themselves against global and national benchmarks and encourage them to shift towards an 'outcome-based' approach to urban planning and management.

Very few cities are liveably smart

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 14 AUGUST 2018

Government of India launched the ‘Ease of Living’ Index in January 2018 to help cities systematically assess themselves against global and national benchmarks and encourage them to shift towards an ‘outcome-based’ approach to urban planning and management.

INFRA NEWS

MMRDA to redesign Kalanagar flyover, may add deck for river view

Publication: THE INDIAN EXPRESS Date : 14 AUGUST 2018

The MMRDA is also considering making the piers of the flyover fin-shaped with arches instead of regular ones

MMRDA proposes beautification deck facing Mithi River at Kala Nagar junction

Publication: DNA Date : 14 AUGUST 2018

Aiming at beautification, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans to construct a deck facing Mithi River and mangroves below the under-construction flyover connecting BKC with BWSL.

Locals have ‘no say’ in Metro: MMRDA

Publication: THE ASIAN AGE Date : 14 AUGUST 2018

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Monday told the Bombay high court that while deciding the final plan of Metro-2B route it is not obliged to accept suggestions from local residents.

Mumbai has best infra: Survey

Publication: THE ASIAN AGE Date : 14 AUGUST 2018

Mumbai: Mumbai ranks first in the physical segment of the survey, which includes aspects like infrastructure, transport, housing, reducing pollution, among others.

CITY NEWS

Rlys, roadways are main sources of noise in city

Publication: TIMES OF INDIA Date : 14 AUGUST 2018

Mumbai: A noise-mapping study by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) has found that noise from railways and roadways are major sources of pollution in the city.

OTHER CITY NEWS

Nine CIDCO projects flouted MahaRERA: Mumbai Grahak Panchayat

Publication: DNA Date : 14 AUGUST 2018

The consumer body, Mumbai Grahak Panchayat (MGP) complained against CIDCO to the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority on Monday for advertising 9 of 11 projects without MahaRERA registration number.

25,000 low cost houses in Navi Mumbai in a year, announces CM Fadnavis

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 14 AUGUST 2018

The state has also directed the corporation to build 1 lakh affordable houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in the next four years for the poor.