New technology to help make houses affordable
In a country where people do not have so much to spend on building materials, promoters of plastic bottles for building say that such houses made from plastic are estimated to cost just about one-third
Lowcost Housing
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Redevelopment of mill lands: HC stays stop-work notice to Bombay Dyeing
Mumbai In a relief for textile major Bombay Dyeing, the Bombay High Court on Monday stayed a stop-work notice issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to it for redeveloping mill lands. With the stay on the notice, the textile major can now resume construction activities on its two sprawling mill plots in the city.
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Rs 34 crore housing scheme for slum-dwellers
Yamunanagar: The Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme, a Central government scheme, has brought a new hope for slum dwellers living in unhygienic conditions and deprived of basic amenities in the district.
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New survey on anvil as rich grab houses built for poor
NEARLY half the houses constructed for the rural poor have been cornered by others in connivance with local politicians, the government has admitted. It is now making efforts to ensure that only the targeted segment is included in the Indira Awaas Yojana scheme.
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Low-cost housing project: Punjab Land Development Company set up: chief minister
A high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif here Tuesday to review the pace of low-cost housing project. The Chief Minister said that provision of shelter to homeless people was the priority of the present government and low-cost housing schemes were being started for low-income people of the province. He said that this project would
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Expert panel on Rajiv Awas Yojana formed
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: The Union government has set up an independent eight-member expert committee to review the draft guidelines of Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY), a housing scheme for slum dwellers and urban poor.
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Parekh to head panel on slum redevelopment
The government has decided to refer the draft guidelines of its ambitious Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY), a scheme to make India slum-free, to an independent panel. The eight-member expert panel, headed by HDFC Bank chairman Deepak Parekh, has been asked to give its recommendations within a month from its first meeting.
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44 JJ clusters to be relocated under Rajiv Ratan Awas Yojana
Delhi Government has prepared a list of 44 JJ clusters which would be relocated during Commonwealth Games 2010 under its ambitious Rajiv Ratan Awas Yojna. The locations of the slum clusters are bound to cause political tremor as it would the voters' politics of several constituencies.
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TN housing scheme for 2 million families
Chennai: When it comes to proclaiming itself as the ultimate welfare state, the DMK government in Tamil Nadu is really pushing the envelope.
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Slum fight: Govt banks on pvt funds
5-Yr Target Set To Provide Housing To Slumdwellers Under Rajiv Awas Yojana Mahendra Kumar Singh | TNN
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Just 40 shelters for 1 lakh homeless
Rs 60L allotted by MCD, but little to show Ambika Pandit | TNN