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Maharashtra CM Advocates Metro Expansion in Pune’s New Areas

Representative AI image PUNE: The Phase-II expansion of the Metro system in and around Pune is set to gain momentum, as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced plans to enhance the transit infrastructure in several cities, including Mumbai and Nagpur. The proposed Khadakwasla-Swargate-Hadapsar-Kharadi line, along with new routes from Hadapsar to Loni Kalbhor and from Hadapsar to Saswad Road, aims to connect older city areas with newer developments. If implemented on schedule, these lines will significantly benefit countless commuters. Fadnavis stated that the state government is focused on expanding the Metro network and has approved the new lines in Pune and…

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Park View Apartments by Lucknow Development Body: 364 Flats

Representative AI image LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Development Authority is set to construct the Park View apartments in the Basant Kunj scheme, located near Rashtra Prerna Sthal, comprising 364 premium flats. This complex will be in proximity to densely populated areas of old Lucknow and will connect to the Green Corridor, IIM Road, Dubagga Road, and Chowk. Registration for the flats will be open from March 7 to April 6, with applications accepted solely through the LDA website. Allotment will follow a lottery system, and officials stated that the project received approval following positive feedback from an online demand survey. The…

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Haryana Forms Panel to Draft Waste-to-Energy Proposal

Representative AI Image GURUGRAM: The Directorate of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) has established a committee to draft a model request for proposal (RFP) for waste-to-energy projects across municipal corporations in the state, including Gurgaon, Faridabad, and Hisar. These projects will be executed under a public-private partnership (PPP) framework. The ULB’s directive states that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has provided a model RFP to help states and ULBs develop technically sound and financially viable waste-to-energy initiatives. The committee is comprised of Dhirendra Khadgata, commissioner of the Faridabad municipal corporation; Pradeep Dahiya, MCG chief; Niraj, chief of the Hisar…

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4,100 Transit Flats for Kashmiri Migrant Workers Completed

Representative Image SRINAGAR: Officials announced on Saturday that over 4,100 of the 6,000 transit flats designated for Kashmiri migrant employees have been completed. The remaining units are anticipated to be ready by the end of next month. During a meeting, Divisional Commissioner (Kashmir) Anshul Garg assessed the construction progress throughout the Kashmir division. An official spokesperson mentioned that the relief and rehabilitation commissioner delivered a comprehensive presentation on the progress of the transit housing and associated infrastructure. Out of the 6,000 flats being constructed across 20 sites, 4,112 have been finished to date, with 3,257 already allocated to migrant employees.…

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PM Launches Two New Delhi Metro Corridors

Representative Image NEW DELHI: On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two new corridors of the Delhi Metro and laid the foundation for three additional lines, enhancing direct connectivity to several key locations in the national capital. He also inaugurated projects worth ₹15,200 crore as part of the central government’s General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) redevelopment initiative. The total investment across all projects reaches approximately ₹33,500 crore. The corridors inaugurated include the Majlis Park-Maujpur Babarpur (Pink Line) corridor, spanning around 12.3 km, and the Deepali Chowk-Majlis Park (Magenta Line) corridor, approximately 9.9 km long. These corridors will serve areas such…

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Karnataka HC: Cooperative Model Unsuitable for Apartment Management

BENGALURU: The high court has declared that a cooperative society is not a suitable method for managing residential apartments and their communal areas on behalf of owners. This ruling led to the cancellation of the registration for the Sobha HRC Pristine Apartment Owners Cooperative Society in Jakkur. Justice MG Uma issued the order while accepting a petition from Msrs Sobha Limited, nullifying the registration that had been granted by the assistant registrar of cooperative societies in the Bengaluru Urban district on September 6, 2023. Additionally, the court overturned a decision made on February 7, 2024, by the deputy registrar of…

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Centre announces ₹33,500 crore Delhi infrastructure boost

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for development projects worth approximately ₹33,500 crore in Delhi on Saturday. These projects include metro expansion, government housing redevelopment, and urban infrastructure improvements. Key initiatives involve residential and office infrastructure projects under the redevelopment of seven General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) colonies, as part of a modernisation programme for government housing in the national capital. As part of this initiative, over 2,700 newly constructed government flats and office infrastructures were inaugurated, with the foundation stone laid for more than 6,600 additional GPRA flats and commercial office towers under the…

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Mysuru body to raise ₹1,000 crore via online plot auctions

Representative AI image MYSURU: The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) plans to raise ₹1,000 crores through the auction of its vacant plots, which include various corner sites across different layouts. This online auction aims to generate funds for developmental projects and to deter encroachment by land sharks while ensuring better land asset utilization. Approximately 150 acres of land in numerous layouts like Vijayanagar (I to IV stages), Lalithadri Nagar, Vijayshreepura, Dattagalli, JP Nagar, Devanuru, Rajiv Nagar, and Hebbal are available for the urban body. After developing around 700 layouts, which were transferred to urban local bodies such as Hootagally CMC and…

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Mohali Residents Protest Delays in PR-6 Road Construction

MOHALI: Residents and members of various housing societies under the Committee of Resident Welfare Associations and Societies (Corwas), Mega Mohali, staged a protest on Friday outside a private builder’s head office in Sector 119, urging expedited construction of the proposed PR-6 road. Protesters claimed that a legal dispute involving the builder has halted the project, affecting thousands of local residents. Corwas representatives stated they have appealed to Puda and the state government to revoke approvals granted to the builder and expedite resolution of the legal matter, but have seen no progress. Corwas president Rajwinder Singh accused the builder of obtaining…

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Gurugram’s Groundwater Depletion: 195% Over Replenishment

Representative AI image GURUGRAM: The city is continuing to extract significantly more groundwater than it can sustainably replenish, with withdrawals reaching 194.6% above the allowable limit, as per the latest National Compilation on Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India, 2025, published by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). While this marks a slight decrease from 2024, when extraction was recorded at 195%, the change is minimal and raises concerns about the ongoing imbalance between extraction and natural replenishment. In fact, in 2023, the extraction rate was even higher at 212%. The report reveals that the city drew 40,396 hectare-metres (ham)…