Plots For Sale in Chandigarh

Under Haryana’s affordable housing policy, builders had to sell units at Rs 4,000 per square foot (psf) and Rs 500 psf for the balcony area without charging any external development charge. However, buyers are now complaining developers are transferring this burden on them at the time of giving possession.

Even as the government reiterates it is committed to meeting the ambitious target of providing housing to all by 2022, the country’s top court has rapped 12 states and Union Territories over their failure to notify names of members of the panel set up by them to take care of the needs of the urban homeless. The Supreme Court on September 7 also slapped fine of Rs 1-5 lakh on these states while stating that people without shelter cannot be left to fend for themselves as government’s grand plans remained unimplemented.

Those living in the national capital region had little reason to cheer when Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri unveiled the findings of the government’s maiden Ease of Living Survey. The four cities that were included in the survey could not make it to the top-45¬¬ at the index.

Investing in a perfect location may help you reap gains but it is advisable to take note of governmental sanctions and health hazards before you park your money.

The traffic police department of Mumbai may soon launch the ‘odd-even parking system’ on a pilot basis in Kalbadevi market area in south Mumbai, aimed at solving parking problems and road congestion. Implemented in world cities such as New York, under the odd-even parking system the vehicle has to be parked on either side of the road depending on whether it is an odd-numbered or an even-numbered day of the month.