Tag: Building bylaws in Ghaziabad

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Ghaziabad Delays Map Approvals After Revising Building Bylaws

GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has put its online map approval system on hold until September to update it in line with the new UP Building Construction and Development Bylaws, 2025. During this interval, all building map approvals will be carried out manually, which could increase processing times from the usual two days to nearly a month. Officials acknowledge that this change may inconvenience consumers and lead to a temporary dip in GDA’s revenue. On average, GDA processes around 170 map approval requests each month and grants approval to approximately 140 of them, generating around Rs 34 crores in…

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Ghaziabad Societies Without Rainwater Harvesting May Face Fines

GHAZIABAD: The GDA has begun actions against residential societies that lack rainwater harvesting systems. Inspections of over 650 societies revealed that numerous buildings either did not have these systems or had installations that were non-functioning. According to building bylaws, plots or group housing societies larger than 300 sqm must have rainwater harvesting systems; failing to comply could result in fines of up to Rs 3 lakh. “Our enforcement team has been tasked with inspecting each zone, after which notices will be issued to those not in compliance,” stated a GDA official. Many societies reportedly also fail to maintain their systems…