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February 2008
INFORMAL
SETTLEMENTS
How
can a slum dweller earning just Rs l0,000 a month pay a fee of
Rs33,000 to obtain information under the Right To Information (RTI)
Act? That's the question judges of the Bombay High Court posed before
slapping costs of Rs40,000 on the four petitioners for "abusing
the process of law" in filing a PIL challenging the
redevelopment of a 30-acre plot behind World Trade Centre at Cuffe
Parade.
by
Anshika Misra, DNA, 21/02/2008
Realty
stench in slum rubble
.
A
resident of adjoining 275 GT Road, the promoter had bought the
four-cottage plot seven years ago but failed to vacate it in the face
of popular resistance from residents of the 12 rooms living there for
decades. A building plan for a four-storeyed structure on the plot
had been sanctioned by the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) in
2006. On Thursday morning, police arrested Jaiswal for allegedly
using an LPG cylinder to fill the one-room home of the Shaws with
inflammable material and then setting it ablaze.
The
Telegraph, 08/02/2008
Mayor
promises to save Pali village
.
Following
numerous complaints from residents of Pali gaothan in Bandra about
illegal high-rise buildings coming up in the area, mayor Shubha Raul
visited the tiny village on Monday. Shocked with what she saw there,
the mayor has promised an inquiry into the matter and asked local
ward officer, G P Rathod, to give an explanation. Illegal
constructions started in the area about six years ago when some
cottages in the 300-year-old Pali village—with its narrow lanes and
small bungalows— were demolished to give way to 10-odd highrises,
which residents allege are illegal and unnecessary.
by
Sukhada Tatke, The Times of India, 05/02/2008
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Fast
for stopping eviction of coastal slum-dwellers
Residents
living along in coastal settlements and members of Unorganised
Workers Federation observed a fast on Thursday, demanding a halt to
the eviction of coastal slum-dwellers.
Federation
secretary R. Leelavathi said coastal slum-dwellers were not consulted
by the government machineries in developing housing plans in the
areas affected by tsunami.
The
Hindu, 01/02/2008,
Flat-buyers
will have to pay for builders' sins
.
In
a bid to dissuade flat purchasers from buying homes in buildings
without necessary approvals, the state government has come up with a
law which will see them paying double the property tax for homes in
unauthorised constructions.
by
Swati Deshpande, The Times of India, 02/02/2008
