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Regulatory

Nine teams to inspect illegal buildings: Thane civic body to Bombay HC

MUMBAI: Thane Municipal Corporation on Thursday told Bombay High Court it has set up nine teams to undertake zone-wise inspection of illegal constructions and will begin with green and no development zones. Justices Girish Kulkarni and Arif Doctor were hearing a petition by senior citizen Subhadra Takle regarding 17 buildings that were erected by land mafia who had usurped her 5.5 acre property at Shil village. On June 12, HC ordered immediate site inspection by a court officer and a judicial inquiry. Senior advocate Ashutosh Kumbhakoni for TMC said the civic body will implement the HC order in its true…

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Supreme Court greenlights razing of 17 illegal buildings on private land in Thane

Representative image NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday okayed implementation of a Bombay HC order directing demolition of 17 buildings illegally constructed in Thane on private land and said if “such courageous steps” are not taken, the day is not far when Gateway of India will be encroached upon by the land mafia in collusion with the underworld and officials. A partial working day bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan refused to stay the demolition order, pursuant to which Thane MC had demolished 8 buildings, on a plea by one Danish Zaheer Siddiqui, who claimed he had purchased a flat…

Infrastructure

Thane metro line V extension on cards to ease pressure off local trains

THANE: After the train accident in Mumbra, in which four passengers lost their lives, questions were raised about the crowd in the local trains beyond the stations of Thane. With the aim of reducing crowd in local trains, Kalyan Lok Sabha MP Shrikant Shinde called a meeting of senior officials of MMRDA in which it was decided to extend Metro Line 5, which is coming up to Kalyan from Thane via Bhiwandi, further to Ambernath via Ulhasnagar. Shrikant Shinde told TOI, “The Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro Line 5 project will now be extended from Durgadi Naka, via Kalyan, along the Kalyan-Badlapur Road…

Regulatory

Bombay HC orders inspection and inquiry into 17 illegally constructed buildings in Thane

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court directed that a senior judicial officer, under full police protection, undertake an inspection of 17 buildings “illegally constructed” in Thane, observing that the case before it was one which would shock the conscience of the court. A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Arif Doctor said the petition filed by a senior citizen woman was “of land grabbing by a land mafia or land sharks”. The HC, which heard the petition on June 9, also directed Thane principal district judge to appoint a senior judicial officer to initiate an inquiry into the role of…

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Arkade Developers acquires 6.28 acre land in Thane for ₹172.48 crore

NEW DELHI: Arkade Developers has acquired a 6.28-acre freehold land parcel in Kasarvadavali, Thane for ₹172.48 crore including stamp duty. The project has a gross development value (GDV) of ₹2,000 crore and have a RERA saleable area of 9.26 lakh sq ft. Amit Jain, chairman and managing director of the company said, “FY25 marks a year of prominence, during which we also acquired the legendary 4-acre land parcel in Goregaon, previously leased to Filmistan, having an estimated GDV of ₹3,000 crore.” The project will offer 2, 3, and 4 BHK residences along with retail and commercial spaces. It is slated…

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International Finance Corporation invests ₹420 crore in Birla Estates’ two projects

NEW DELHI: Birla Estates (BEPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aditya Birla Real Estate, has signed agreement for an investment of approximately ₹420 crore (USD 50 million) from International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. IFC will invest about ₹148 crore in company’s Manjri project in Pune having approximately 3.13 million sq ft saleable area and about ₹272 crore in its Thane project with approximately 6.43 million sq ft saleable area. The projects will be developed through two special purpose vehicles (SPVs) owned and controlled by Birla Estates. IFC’s investment will be made into these SPVs, which…

Infrastructure

Kalyan-Dombivli civic body cracks down on illegal constructions in Titwala

KALYAN: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) once again took major action against several illegal constructions in the Titwala area. Under this action, KDMC demolished two illegal houses on Nadap Road in Titwala, another house in the same area, and two rooms in Shantabai Nagar. During the action, KDMC faced the ire of people who constructed these illegal structures, but with the help of the police, they controlled the situation and demolished the illegal structures. The operation was carried out with the help of around 20 staff members of KDMC and the local Titwala police. It may be recalled that out…

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Kalyan-Dombivli civic body releases list of 176 dangerous buildings ahead of monsoon

KALYAN: The Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) has released a list of 176 buildings that are in a very dangerous and dilapidated state. The list of buildings has been put up on the KDMC website. The civic body has appealed to occupants of these buildings to vacate them and move to safer places ahead of the monsoon. KDMC’s Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Awdhoot Tawade, said, “We have demanded police protection to vacate these buildings, and we also appeal to residents of these dilapidated buildings to vacate the premises ahead of the monsoon season.” Tawade also appealed that, apart from the buildings not…