building regulations

New Delhi, April 7 – Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal announced on Tuesday the regularisation of 1,511 "unauthorised colonies" in Delhi on an "as is, where is" basis, a decision that provides relief to the 45 lakh migrant residents of these colonies, which were built in...

Aizawl, April 6 Mizoram's ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) announced an urban reform agenda on Monday ahead of the upcoming elections to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC), promising to remove bureaucratic delays in building construction and revitalize the state capital's economy through...

Chandigarh, April 2 The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed the operation of the Haryana government's 'stilt-plus-four floors' policy for residential plots, observing that the state appears to have put public safety at risk merely to earn more revenue.The interim order came on a...

Hyderabad, March 22 – The Telangana government has amended building rules, relaxing TDR norms for builders in Hyderabad up to the Outer Ring Road limits.The government has issued a Government Order (GO) to enhance flexibility in the rules related to the utilization of Transferable Development...

Hamirpur (HP), February 25 The Hamirpur Municipal Corporation has made it mandatory to obtain approval before constructing buildings in new areas that have been merged into the corporation, officials said on Wednesday.Municipal Commissioner Rakesh Sharma said that about 94 villages adjacent to...