One of the important building rules is the provision of open spaces. In Tamil Nadu, those buying plots of land must be aware of the Open Space Reservation (OSR). It is an area provided … READ FULL STORY
Investing in a property in Tamil Nadu? The Tamil Nadu Real Estate Regulatory Authority popularly called TNRERA came into being when the state government approved the rules on June 22, 2017. Keeping the Real … READ FULL STORY
KMDA: Driving urban development Formerly known as the Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KDMA) is responsible for statutory planning and development of the Kolkata metropolitan area in West Bengal. The … READ FULL STORY
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) prepares a report for each locality in the Chennai metropolitan area and carries out surveys. It covers three administrative districts – Kancheepuram, Chennai and Thiruvallur with the total … READ FULL STORY
Chennai has undergone tremendous changes over the past two decades, under the vision and mission created by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), the agency responsible for the city’s planned development. Founded with an … READ FULL STORY
In 2017, the Chennai Metropolitan Area was expanded by eight times and all of the Kancheepuram district, along with Chengalpet, became a part of it. Since then, the demand for properties in the area, … READ FULL STORY
Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami, on October 10, 2018, launched new initiatives in various departments, including flagging off new buses to be used in various transport divisions. He also inaugurated a new bus … READ FULL STORY
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has blamed the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) for the 2015 floods in the city, saying that the city development authority altered land uses in the metropolitan area … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court was, on June 22, 2018, informed by an amicus curiae that unauthorised constructions were continuing close to the beach, along a prime stretch of the East Coast Road on the … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court, on April 9, 2018, deferred till June 21, the city corporation’s notices for disconnecting power supply to constructions put up by 143 people, including actor-politician Kamal Hassan, allegedly in violation … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court has said regularisation of unauthorised plots can be allowed under section 113-C of the Tamil Nadu Country Planning Act, only if there is no violation of construction in such plots. … READ FULL STORY
Tamil Nadu Housing and Urban Development Minister, K Radhakrishnan, on July 3, 2017, announced that the whole of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts, besides Arakkonam taluk in Vellore, would be included in the Chennai Metropolitan … READ FULL STORY
The Madras High Court on November 1, 2016, issued a contempt notice to the member secretary, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), asking why action should not be taken against the body for disobeying its … READ FULL STORY
