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HMDA-approved layouts online

Wednesday, 23 September 2009 04:25 administrator
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The Hindu 23.09.2009

HMDA-approved layouts online

 

 

 

Status of property can be checked on ‘ www.hmda.gov.in’

 

Status and genuineness

also listed

Under NOC applicant can check status of his application

HYDERABAD: Those looking out to buy property in the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) jurisdiction henceforth are spared of the travails of going round in circles to check whether the property has appropriate approvals or not. The task of verification can now be done with just a click of the mouse.

Making the verification of status easier, the HMDA has put details related to layouts on its website which could be visited at ‘ www.hmda.gov.in’.

In different sections, it has listed the status and genuineness of various layouts announced by private developers.

“This helps a prospective buyer before arriving at a decision on buying a property,” an official said.

Details

The Planning Department link on the website has details on layout permissions and no objections certificates issued.

Those wishing to check changes in nature of use of a given land, say from residential to recreational or to commercial and so on, can also find them listed here on the website.

Under the NOC, an applicant can check the status of his application or a prospective buyer can check whether the property he is interested has the nod from HMDA.

Under the layout check out facility, year-wise data has been provided and a browser can also narrow down the search by directly punching in the file number.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 September 2009 04:34
 

13 years on, AMC looks for change in heritage cell

Tuesday, 22 September 2009 11:22 administrator
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Indian Express 22.09.2009

13 years on, AMC looks for change in heritage cell

In 1996, Ahmedabad had become the first city in the country to set up a heritage cell for the conservation of urban architectural heritage when it appointed Foundation for Conservation and Research of Urban Traditional Architecture (CRUTA Foundation). Thirteen years down the line, there are chances that CRUTA would not retain its hold over the job.

The Kolkata-based body’s representative Debashish Nayak had since become synonymous with the AMC heritage cell. So when a proposal came to the AMC standing committee to extend the Foundation’s term for another three years, it looked a mere formality until the committee members put their foot down on the municipal commissioner’s proposal. The committee now wants to break the monotony and monopoly of CRUTA on the ground that it is high time an element of freshness is brought in the long drawn conservation exercise.

“Not that there are any complaints against the existing party but the committee felt that other organisations doing similar work should also be given a chance,” said committee chairman Asit Vora.

Accordingly, instead of granting a three-year extension till 2012, the committee gave the Foundation a limited period extension of three months. In the meanwhile, advertisements will be released for other agencies engaged in similar work, Vora said, adding that they would continue with CRUTA if no other party comes forward.

Senior AMC councillor Liyaqat Ghori said it was surprising how the AMC could go on repeating the same agency for such a long time. “This only brought down morale of the second rung staff working in the Cell. The Cell has so far paid attention only to select pockets for conservation purpose and for highlighting the historic significance of the urban architectural marvels,” Ghori said.

He would not agree with the suggestion that conservation being special, alternative agencies would be hard to come by.

Some of the initiatives made by the CRUTA Foundation

include City Heritage Walk, soft loan scheme for funding conservation of old houses of heritage importance, restoration of havelis and installation of statues of important persons like Dalpat Ram.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 11:25
 

GHMC recognises own office as heritage building

Tuesday, 22 September 2009 09:47 administrator
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The New Indian Express 22.09.2009

GHMC recognises own office as heritage building

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HYDERABAD: The Old Sardar Mahal building located near Charminar, which houses the Zonal Commissioners Office of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), will be developed as a heritage tourism monument, GHMC Commissioner and chairman of the newly constituted Committee for Implementation of Heritage Tourism Projects in GHMC area, S P Singh said.

During the the first meeting of the committee, SP Singh said all the required conservatory works would be taken up for Sardar Mahal and he also proposed to set up a city museum.

The GHMC offices would be shifted to a suitable building, he added. The State Government constituted the heritage tourism committee in GHMC area through an order issued last month with GHMC Commissioner as the Chairman of the Committee, Secretary (Tourism), Director (Archaeology and Museums), Engineering-in-Chief as members and the Director Tourism as the member Convener. The members also resolved to develop illumination around historical heritage monuments like Charminar, Salar Jung Museum, Andhra Pradesh High Court building, Legislative Assembly, Osmania General Hospital and the Buddha statue on the Hussainsagar.

Singh also asked the members of the committee to prepare plans and proposals for the restoration of Khurshid Jah Deodi, Badshahi Asurkhana, Pathergatti stretch and conservation of the char kamans near Charminar. It also discussed the progress of Charminar Pedestrianisation Project (CPP) and development of the Shahi-e- Khajana popularly known as Pension office near Chowmahalla.

Tourism department Secretary, Jayesh Ranjan, Tourism department Director, Sabyasachi Ghosh, Director of Museums, P Chenna Reddy, GHMC Additional Commissioner (Planning), Neetu Prasad, Engineerin- Chief, Panduranga Rao, Additional Commissioner (Coordination) Dhanunjaya Reddy, senior consultants of heritage tourism and others attended the meeting.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 09:50
 
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