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Planning authorities asked to inform Odisha RERA about housing project approvals

BHUBANESWAR: The housing and urban development department has asked all the planning authorities, including Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, to mandatorily inform Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA) about the plan approvals they give to different housing and plotting projects. This will enable ORERA to conduct necessary follow-ups on the developers’ activities. The move came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while chairing a Pragati review meeting, asked the state govts to strengthen ORERA and ensure proper execution of its orders in the interest of homebuyers. According to sources, the ORERA chairperson recently wrote to the chief secretary, mentioning an eight-point agenda to…

Industry

Bhubaneswar civic body to set up three more ODA courts to resolve building plan disputes

BHUBANESWAR: For expedited disposal of disputes arising from building plan approvals under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits, three more Odisha Development Authority (ODA) courts will be set up under the civic body, where designated officers will hear and resolve cases. At present, there is only one ODA court that deals with thousands of minor and major disputes, creating a huge backlog. An estimated 7,000 disputes are pending for disposal, BMC officials said. The court is empowered under the ODA Act, 1982, to decide on the violation of building rules. Earlier, the court functioned under the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA). It…

Residential

Odisha government issues SOP for PMAY 2.0 houses

BHUBANESWAR: To streamline house allotment under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) 2.0, the housing and urban development department here has issued a comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP). The SOP, specifically issued for house allotment in Bhubaneswar, covers critical areas such as eligibility criteria of beneficiaries, the mode of allotment of houses, and the handing over process of the houses, among others. “The govt of Odisha has taken up ‘Housing for All’ as a top priority mission and has put in place the ‘Odisha Housing For All Policy for Urban Areas, 2022′ and subsequent amendment in 2025 to create a comprehensive…