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Haryana collects under 1% of ₹45 crore in environment fees

GURUGRAM: The Haryana government has levied over Rs 45 crore in environmental compensation (EC) on more than 400 industrial and commercial entities over the past three years. However, less than 1% of these penalties have been collected. Currently, Rs 44.87 crore remains unpaid, with only around Rs 42 lakh collected in response to penalties for various violations, encompassing illegal mining, dust emissions, unauthorized construction, and untreated wastewater discharge. The overdue EC stems from infractions reported from 2021 to 2024. Despite the limited recovery, many violators have either ceased operations, switched ownership, relocated, or contested the penalties, effectively hindering enforcement efforts.…

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Haryana’s Wazirabad Tehsil Faces Probe Ahead of Property Registry Launch

GURUGRAM: Allegations of widespread irregularities have emerged in Wazirabad tehsil just prior to the shift to an online property registration system, prompting the deputy commissioner to initiate an inquiry. “The Badshahpur sub-divisional magistrate has been instructed to investigate and provide a report promptly,” stated a senior official. SDM Sanjeev Kumar remarked, “The investigation is underway. We have requested all relevant records from the tehsil administration.” Sources indicate that several property deeds were manually registered on October 31—the final day before the complete transition to the online system—despite existing restrictions on certain properties and builders. Officials reported that numerous transactions amounting…

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HC Orders Haryana to Explain SEIAA Composition Delay

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has instructed the State of Haryana to submit a specific affidavit from the Additional Chief Secretary of the Department of Mines and Geology. This affidavit must explain why the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has not been constituted since February 2025. The court also requested all correspondence between the State of Haryana and the pertinent Union of India departments to be included with the affidavit. A division bench, consisting of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor, issued these directives while adjudicating a petition from M/s Darsh Minerals Private Limited and…

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Haryana: Builders required to reserve 15% flats for EWS

Representative image GURUGRAM: The state government has unveiled a new policy for allocating plots and flats to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) within licensed colonies, superseding the 2021 guidelines. The revised policy mandates that developers allocate 20% of plots and 15% of flats for EWS beneficiaries. This policy is applicable to all licensed residential colonies across the state, including plotted and group housing projects approved by the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department. It encompasses major urban areas such as Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panchkula, Sonipat, Panipat, Rohtak, Hisar, and Karnal, along with newly licensed townships and sectors developed under the Haryana Development…

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One Prastha Realty secures ₹80 crore from Capri Global for project

NEW DELHI: One Prastha Realty, a real estate developer, has secured ₹80 crore in debt financing from Capri Global to support its integrated township project spanning 57 acres in Sonipat, Haryana. The company has successfully completed an 8.5-acre residential project in Sonipat and has now acquired 57 acres of land for a large-scale township development featuring residential plots and villas, as stated in the company announcement on Tuesday. Somesh Mittal, Co-Founder of One Prastha, noted the significant demand for residential plots in the Sonipat area, driven by infrastructure growth and improved connectivity to Delhi and Gurugram. “We see this not…

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Tax Dept Investigates ₹28,000 Crore Property Deals in Manesar

GURUGRAM: An I-T department survey has revealed considerable shortcomings in the documentation of property transaction records at Manesar tehsil, raising alarms over possible large-scale tax evasion. Over the last five years, property transactions worth approximately Rs 28,000 crore have been registered at this tehsil. However, it was found that the Permanent Account Number (PAN) of buyers and sellers, which is mandatory for transactions exceeding Rs 30 lakh, was absent from the records. The survey, conducted by a team of ten members over 24 hours, highlighted that the registration software at the tehsil failed to capture vital PAN details, despite regulations…

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Lack of Access Roads? OCs Denied for Projects, Says Haryana Minister

GURUGRAM: Following complaints from homebuyers about misleading promises from developers regarding wide roads and easy access to housing societies, the Haryana government is taking steps to tighten its approval system. On Saturday, Industries and Commerce Minister Rao Narbir Singh announced forthcoming policy changes aimed at ensuring builders adhere to established norms. Occupancy certificates will be withheld if 24- or 30-metre-wide roads shown in maps are not actually built. During a meeting with officials from HSVP, GMDA, and the Town and Country Planning Department, Singh emphasized that this issue has become increasingly common in Gurgaon’s newer sectors. The meeting was attended…

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Haryana Eliminates Stamp Duty on 50 & 100 Sq Yards Plots

CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s Chief Minister Nayab Saini announced on Wednesday the abolishment of stamp duty on residential plots measuring up to 50 square yards in urban areas and up to 100 square yards in rural locations. “Effective immediately, stamp duty is now zero,” Saini declared. This order applies to properties purchased under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana, and Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Yojana. Saini made these statements while addressing a motion from the opposition INLD regarding the recent increase in collector rates. He accused the opposition of misleading the public about the revised rates. The collector rate is…

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Urbanizing Aravalis? Haryana Sets ‘Forest’ Definition for Laws

Representative Image GURUGRAM: Haryana’s government has officially defined “forest” for the first time, establishing a clearer framework for environmental laws that were previously uncertain. However, this definition is more restrictive than the Supreme Court’s guidance from a 1996 ruling, potentially excluding many areas that the same laws aim to protect. A notification issued on August 18 by the state’s forest, environment, and wildlife department states that land parcels of at least 5 hectares (equivalent to 10 football fields) or 2 hectares adjacent to designated forests, must have a canopy density of at least 40% to be labeled as ‘forest.’ This…

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NGT Notifies Builder, Haryana on Illegal Aravali Construction

GURUGRAM: The National Green Tribunal has issued notices to a real estate company, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF), the Haryana government, the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), and the state pollution board regarding allegations of large-scale construction near the protected Wazirabad forest in Sector 54 of the city, without obtaining the necessary environmental permissions. The tribunal has instructed the Centre, Haryana authorities, and the real estate firm to submit their responses before the next hearing scheduled for November 10. A petition, accompanied by Google Earth images and photographs, reportedly shows construction activities on the boundary…