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27TH FEBRUARY 2020 NEWS

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ईज ऑफ लिविंग इंडेक्स में मुंबईकर फिसड्डी

Publication: NAVBHARAT TIMES Date : 27 FEBRUARY 2020
मुंबई : \Bकेंद्र सरकार द्वारा देश में शुरू किए गए ईज ऑफ लिविंग इंडेक्स (जीवन सुगमता सूचकांक) अभियान 2019 में मुंबईकर दिलचस्पी नहीं दिखा रहे हैं।
     

Maharashtra to allow slum-dwellers to sell SRA flats in five years

Publication: ET REALTY Date : 27 FEBRUARY 2020
MUMBAI: The state housing department will soon allow the beneficiaries of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) projects to sell their houses in five years instead of 10 years. The announcement to reduce the lock-in period was made by housing minister Jitendra Awhad in the Assembly on Tuesday.
     

CCTV cameras will be must in new buildings in Maha: Deshmukh

Publication: BUSINESS STANDARD Date : 27 FEBRUARY 2020
become mandatory in new buildings in Maharashtra, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh told the Legislative Council on Wednesday. The CCTV cameras will be connected to the state Home department's Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), he added.
     

Bullet train project, a boon for Maharashtra

Publication: BUSINESS LINE Date : 27 FEBRUARY 2020
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor offers many avenues for economic and civic development in the State

REALTY NEWS

     

Godrej Properties to buy 3-acre in Mumbai suburb from DIC India for Rs 153 crore

Publication: ECONOMIC TIMES Date : 27 FEBRUARY 2020
MUMBAI: Realty developer Godrej Properties has entered into an agreement with DIC India to acquire a 3-acre land parcel in Chandivali suburb of Mumbai for Rs 153 crore. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of March.

28TH FEBRUARY 2020 NEWS

CITY NEWS

     

Mumbai: BMC's Property Tax Dues Double In 5 Years

Publication: MID-DAY Date : 28 FEBRUARY 2020
'The accounting system of the civic body is faulty. They don't merge the previous year's amount into the next year and societies willing to pay past dues can't pay it in the absence of proper records,' he said
     

MMRC builds 270-metre tunnel under Mithi for Metro-3 project

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 28 FEBRUARY 2020
City’s fully underground Metro-3 corridor from Colaba to Seepz has crossed the Mithi river’s main water channel. Of the 1.18km tunnels being built between the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Dharavi station, 270 metres (m) come under an active river channel,
     

MMR saw rise in projects offering affordable homes

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 28 FEBRUARY 2020
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region saw a surge in affordable housing in 2019, as of the 77,990 houses launched, 66% were within the price range of ₹80 lakh.
     

Upward mobility for sons of the soil

Publication: MUMBAI MIRROR Date : 28 FEBRUARY 2020
New rules for redevelopment of gaothans and koliwadas to allow 7-13 storey towers; pilot project to roll out soon The residents can decide to preserve the colonies as they are, go for repairs and expansions if they so wish, or opt for redevelopment

REALTY NEWS

     

AIF hopes to unlock Rs 26,000 Cr stuck in stalled housing projects

Publication: ECONOMIC TIMES Date : 28 FEBRUARY 2020
Mumbai: The government’s last-mile financing support for stalled housing projects through a Rs 12,500-crore alternative investment fund (AIF) has gathered momentum and is expected to unlock around Rs 26,000 crore of capital stuck in these projects over the next one year, said the head of the company managing the fund.

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