Madikeri: The Union govt’s seventh draft notification on the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of the Western Ghats proposes to designate 20,668sqkm as an ESZ. Karnataka accounts for the largest share of the area among the six states covered under the proposal.The draft proposes the inclusion of several villages in the Western Ghats region across Shivamogga, Chikkamagaluru,…
Patna: The state govt has notified the Draft Development Plan-2047 for the proposed Pataliputra Greenfield Satellite Township, paving the way for planned urban development and lifting restrictions on the sale, purchase and transfer of land in the notified special area.Urban development and housing department (UDHD) minister Nitish Mishra said the draft plan was notified following…
Pernem alone accounts for just over 51% of area proposed for conversion Panaji: More than half of the 71,861sqm of land proposed for conversion to settlement zone under the latest set of applications processed under Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act is concentrated in Pernem taluka, underscoring the continuing development pressure…
Panaji: More than 1 crore sqm of land across six villages have been proposed to be permanently designated as non-developable zones (NDZ) under the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act’s Section 39A mechanism. The TCP department continues to simultaneously process private applications seeking conversion of land into settlement and other developable zones.The latest notification issued…
Panaji: On the same day the state announced plans to boost the fisheries sector, the Captain of Ports said that it plans to introduce a Rs 5,000 fee for fishermen who install fishing cages, racks, or stakes in rivers. The move to charge fishermen could draw scrutiny given the state’s constitutional obligations toward artisanal fishing…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has approved the conversion of 17,518 square metres of land into settlement zones across Goa, while simultaneously inviting public objections and suggestions to proposals seeking the conversion of another 30,034 sqm, according to notifications issued by the department.The land-use changes, processed under Section 39A of the Goa…
New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is planning to roll out a comprehensive property tax assessment system based on the unit area method (UAM) within the next three months.The council has sent the bylaws outlining the implementation process to the Union home ministry for notification. The bylaws were framed following amendments to NDMC Act…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has proposed to classify more than 2 crore sqm (roughly 4,972 acres) of land across five villages in Tiswadi, Bardez and Bicholim talukas as non-developable area under Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act. It will be one of the largest batches of conservation-oriented…
