#RealtyNewsRoundUp: Land Acquisition For Jewar Airport To Start As UP Govt Releases Rs 250 Crore

The Uttar Pradesh government has released the first installment of Rs 250 crore to start the land acquisition process for the Jewar international airport in Gautam Budh Nagar. Earlier, the state chief minister approved the social impact assessment report, paving way for the starting the construction of the second airport project in the national capital region.

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A developer does not require permission to demolish additional floors of a highrise to comply with height restrictions, the Bombay High Court has said. The order has paved the way for a developer to bring down two floors of three wings of a skyscraper in Mumbai’s Wadala by rejecting a plea by flat purchasers, who protested the move.

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The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will soon appoint a consultant to help the agency create a single-window portal for those applying to develop their holdings under the land pooling policy. The portal will be a one-stop destination for all processes, including receiving applications, verifications, grant of approvals and licences, etc., in a time-bound manner. The portal would be the only mechanism through which applications for land pooling would be received.

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Norms regarding space between two high-rises are proposed to be diluted for the Rs 26,000-crore Dharavi Redevelopment Project in Mumbai. With Dharavi located in the Mumbai airport’s funnel zone, there are restrictions on how tall buildings can be. To ensure that this does not impact the project’s viability, the housing department has sought relaxations in norms regarding distance mandated between two buildings.

Source: Media reports