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Gujarat government allots ₹3,395 crore to urban civic bodies for development projects

GANDHINAGAR: The state govt on Friday gave an in-principle approval of a sum of Rs 3,395 crore for four municipal corporations, including three newly formed municipal corporations, and two municipalities. An official statement said that a sum of Rs 3,263 crore was sanctioned for the Surat Municipal Corporation, while Nadiad Municipal Corporation was provided a sum of Rs 45 crore. Surendranagar Municipal Corporation was given Rs 63 crore, and Rs 17 crore was sanctioned for Anand Municipal Corporation. The funds, approved under the Mukhyamantri Sheheri Vikas Yojana, will be used for providing facilities to outgrowth areas, setting up unique identity…

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Surat: 151 apartment residents get notices to vacate for lack of BU certificate

SURAT: Residents of three apartment societies were served notices to vacate their properties by the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Tuesday, as the buildings they are living in did not have building use certificates (BUCs). Notices were served to residents of 151 apartments. The multi-storey apartment buildings were not granted BUCs by the SMC due to non-compliance on various grounds, one of which is believed to be height. The heights of the buildings are not within permissible limits according to approvals from the Airports Authority of India (AAI), sources in the SMC said. SMC gave the residents three days to…

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At Surat airport, height obstacles and flight operations coexist

Representative Image SURAT: The Flight AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad has brought air transport hazards into the spotlight. The airport in Surat has been subject to neglect in this regard for decades. It first took a public movement to make the airport operational, while later gaining notoriety when it became perhaps the only airport where an aircraft hit a buffalo on the runway. There are shrimp farms near the airport on one side, which attract birds, and an underground gas pipeline on the other side which prevents the runway from being extended. Another issue concerning citizens and hampering full-fledged operations…