The West Bengal assembly, on November 26, 2018, passed a bill which empowers municipalities in the state to charge a fine of a maximum of Rs one lakh, if the residents fail to comply … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal government has approved a cable-stayed bridge, in place of the arterial Majerhat bridge, a part of which collapsed in September 2018, an senior official of the state PWD said, on November … READ FULL STORY
The ailing Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) has decided to develop a five-acre plot it owns in New Town in the city’s fringes and sought expression of interest (EoI) from developers. The bourse has floated … READ FULL STORY
The Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, on October 30, 2018, approved the construction of nearly 2.15 lakh affordable houses for the poor in six states, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). According to … READ FULL STORY
As of now, 28 states and union territories (UTs) have notified the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) in the country, Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry spokesperson, Rajeev Jain said. According to the … READ FULL STORY
Instakart Services Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of online retail major Flipkart, will set up a logistics hub at Haringhata in Nadia district, West Bengal’s finance minister Amit Mitra said, on October 10, 2018. The … READ FULL STORY
The Manila-headquartered multi-lateral funding agency, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of India, on October 1, 2018, signed a USD 150-million loan, to finance continued improvements to road connectivity and efficiency of the … READ FULL STORY
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on September 24, 2018, sent a directive from Italy to the state government, to set up a corporation that will keep an eye on the construction, health-review and … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal government is planning to formulate a new policy on fire safety for commercial buildings in the city, in the wake of the massive fire that gutted Bagree Market in Kolkata. Commercial … READ FULL STORY
In the wake of West Bengal notifying its own real estate act, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on September 18, 2018, made it clear that there is no ambiguity when it comes to the … READ FULL STORY
The satellite township New Town was awarded the Gold Certification, on September 12, 2018, for its master plan and design, under the Green Cities Rating of CII’s Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), a top … READ FULL STORY
“The state government has asked Metro Railways to stop its work near Majerhat bridge temporarily, till the high-powered committee headed by chief secretary Moloy Dey, submits its report on the collapse. The committee has … READ FULL STORY
State-run engineering and consultancy agency Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RiTES) had, in 2016, warned the West Bengal government on the precarious condition of several bridges in the city, including the Majerhat structure … READ FULL STORY
