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Morbi Drops Slum Demolition After Residents’ Gujarat HC Appeal

AHMEDABAD: The Morbi Municipal Corporation has reversed its demolition order for the slum on Panchasar Road. This decision came after 115 residents approached the Gujarat High Court, alleging that the civic body was attempting to evict them without offering alternative housing. The slum-dwellers filed a petition, asserting that they have lived in the area for decades, with government acknowledgment of their presence dating back to the Machchhu floods in 1979. Since then, they have been requesting government action to regularize their settlement. During a road-widening initiative carried out by the municipality between 2020 and 2023, the slum residents cooperated by…

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Morbi Ceramics Face ₹122 Crore Fine After NGTC Ruling

Here’s a rewritten version of the content: AHMEDABAD: The National Green Tribunal (West Zone) has dismissed appeals from 337 ceramic units in the Morbi and Wankaner region concerning the payment of ₹122.05 crore for environmental damage compensation (EDC) related to the use of banned coal gasifiers. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) had prohibited the use of coal gasifiers following Supreme Court scrutiny. Ceramic units were allowed to operate under the condition that they switch to PNG. A committee report in 2024 assessed environmental damage at ₹122.05 crore, proposing an equitable distribution of the amount among the affected industries. In…

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Morbi: FIR Filed Against 8 Builders for Failing Amenities

RAJKOT: A 44-year-old man, Vinod Parmar, has filed a cheating complaint against eight builders and their associates at the Morbi taluka police station. He accuses them of defrauding homebuyers through false promises about basic amenities. Parmar has lodged the case under IPC Sections 420 (cheating) and 114 against individuals including Manish Kalariya, Chintan Gami, and others. According to the FIR, Parmar resides in Mansadham Society at Pipli village, which has 45 homes, while Mansadham 2, Gokuldham Society, and Trilokdham Society collectively include around 300 houses—all constructed by the accused builders. He purchased a house for ₹15.21 lakh on November 9,…

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Gujarat Govt: Submit Draft Development Plans by June 30

GANDHINAGAR: Following the successful bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the Gujarat government is accelerating urbanization efforts. They have instructed all 17 municipal corporations (MCs) and urban development authorities (UDAs) to complete their draft development plans by June 30. Additionally, 2025 has been designated as Urban Development Year to promote urban progress. Currently, the nine new municipal corporations—Navsari, Gandhidham, Morbi, Vapi, Anand, Nadiad, Mehsana, Porbandar, and Surendranagar—lack draft development plans (DPs), while the eight previously established corporations are in the process of revising theirs. In another major step, the UDD minister has directed all MCs and UDAs to complete…