Troubled by acute traffic congestion, commuters are urging the Greater Noida authority to build an underpass at the city’s busiest traffic intersection — Pari Chowk . Incidentally, the authority in 2018 had taken cognisance of the congestion problem at the junction, but nothing worthwhile happened on ground, alleged residents. The Noida Expressway merges with the […]
The three-member Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi committee formed to conduct a structural audit at the Chintels Paradiso condominium has observed in its preliminary report that the structure deteriorated faster than expected, even though the condominium has been occupied for only about five years. The team also found significant corrosion of steel reinforcement in […]
The test blast for the demolition of the 32-storeyed Supertech twin towers — Apex and Ceyane — in Noida will be conducted at 2.30pm on April 10. A test blast is required to determine the quality of concrete so that the exact quantity of explosives for the final blast can be ascertained. The timing was […]
The draft master plan of New Noida is ready and likely to be finalised soon, Noida authority officials said Tuesday. On January 3, 2021, the Uttar Pradesh government added 80 more villages to Noida with an aim to ready industrial land, and create space for manufacturing units and financial institutions because there is no more […]
The Haryana government on Monday said that all buildings across the state, against which complaints of poor construction have been lodged, will be structurally audited by a committee of IIT engineers. It will also empanel a specialised agency to carry out third-party audits and inspect the buildings. To be sure, the government has not specified […]
Residents of the Chintels Paradiso condominium on Saturday alleged that the developer kept them in dark regarding a structural audit carried out by an expert from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) in February 2021, declaring the quality of concrete used unsatisfactory, and recommending that retrofitting (modifying the existing structures to make them more resistant) be carried […]
The Greater Noida authority will build an underpass at Kisan Chowk to decongest the city’s busiest traffic intersection. The underpass will provide smooth connectivity between Noida and Greater Noida and will benefit thousands of commuters going towards Ghaziabad and other nearby cities. The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), which conducted a survey of the Kisan […]
Residents of Chintels Paradiso housing society on Sunday said that they have roped in prominent lawyer Prashant Bhushan to file a petition against the developer and the Haryana government authorities. The residents are planning to seek a court monitored structural audit, a thorough investigation by a central agency along with suitable compensation for the losses […]
The Noida authority has decided to approve the guidelines for the safety audit of residential buildings in its upcoming board meeting. The date of the meeting is yet to be finalised, but sources said that it will take place soon. The safety audit was demanded by apartment owners after multiple roofs collapsed in a housing […]
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) passed its budget for the 2022-23 fiscal, with a provision of around 2,700 crore for expenditure–an increase of 6.38% from last year–and around 3,000 crore for revenue–a decrease of 38.76%–during a special House meeting on Thursday. The budget will now be sent to the Haryana urban local bodies (ULB) […]
A sub-divisional engineer of the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) was suspended on Wednesday in connection with verification of a bill worth 7 crore that was paid to an NHAI contractor, despite the latter not completing the work of shifting the sewage line under Iffco Chowk. The suspension comes after the matter was raised by […]
The work of expanding the width of the 2.2km stretch from Hero Honda Chowk to Umang Bhardwaj Chowk is likely to pick up pace in the coming weeks as the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) has decided to start clearing encroachments on the stretch from Monday onwards. HSVP officials said they have already sought support […]
