08TH FEBRUARY 2020 NEWS

INFRA NEWS

First three Metro lines to start operations by 2021, but car sheds not yet ready

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 08 FEBRUARY 2020

Even as three Metro lines are scheduled for operations in 2020-21, they face a hurdle which may delay the plan – all of them don’t have car depots, an essential component to get the project off the ground.

CITY NEWS

Mhada set to build homes for SGNP tribals in Aarey

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 08 FEBRUARY 2020

The state recently handed over a 90-acre (36-hectare) plot in Aarey Milk Colony, Goregaon, to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) to house encroachers cleared from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and slums in Aarey.

09TH FEBRUARY 2020 NEWS

CITY NEWS

BMC offers 5% rebate on property tax to societies using recycled water

Publication: HINDUSTAN TIMES Date : 09 FEBRUARY 2020

Along with waste segregation and composting, your housing society will soon be able to earn a 5% rebate on property tax by utilising water from sewage treatment plants (STPs).

REALTY NEWS

When even a rich city like Mumbai is starved of funds

Publication: ECONOMIC TIMES Date : 09 FEBRUARY 2020

Acute fiscal stress is building in India’s states and municipalities, including the urban authority that manages the richest city, Mumbai. This matters. Local bodies hold the key to lasting solutions for a broader crisis of financial resources.