Habitat And Urbanisation

The pathway to affordable housing in urban India: a case study of Mumbai

The affordable housing challenge plagues cities across India. Although city administrations have framed various strategies to tackle the issue, weak implementation, flawed policies, and an inherent lack of capacity to find long-term solutions have allowed slums to proliferate as an alternative.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2023
Observer Research Foundation
Tags:
Urban Housing, Housing, Mumbai, India
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding the status of urban homeless in India, 20/01/2022

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of E R Kumar & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/01/2022.

The matter was related to urban homeless in India.

Judgement Date: 
20/01/2023
Tags:
People, Urban Housing, India, Supreme Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

The missing link: understanding rental housing for urban poor

Drawing from primary data from a household survey of 1800 urban poor households that included landlord and tenants across Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, and Cochin across slum or non-slum low income neighborhoods; the findings reveal poorer housing condition in slums than those living in non-slum areas.

Publication Date: 
11/11/2022
Centre for Policy Research (CPR)
Tags:
Housing, Urban Housing, Slums, India, Water Supply, Sanitation
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding car parking space for housing societies, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 26/07/2022

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Nikunj Developers Vs Videocon Tower A Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. & Others dated 26/07/2022.

Judgement Date: 
26/07/2022
Tags:
Urban Housing, Parking Policy, Mumbai, Municipal Corporations, Supreme Court, Maharashtra
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of EC conditions by the builders of the housing societies, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 25/03/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahagunpuram Apartment Owners Association Vs Ghaziabad Development Authority & Others dated 25/03/2022.

The application was filed to consider the compliance report filed by the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) in pursuance of the NGT order, August 20, 2018 (O.A. No. 06/2018).

The NGT had directed the Ghaziabad Development Authority to comply with environmental clearance - the housing societies are required to keep 15 per cent o the area as green belt out of the total plot area of 54630 sq. metres.

Judgement Date: 
25/03/2022
Tags:
Urban Housing, Green Spaces, Environment Clearance (EC), Ghaziabad (T), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Compensation
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of sewage in the open by a housing colony, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 24/03/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Devanshu Bose Vs Agra Development Authority & Others dated 24/03/2022.

The matter related to discharge of sewage quantity of 1.45 lakh litres per day generated by Nalanda Town, a housing colony developed by a builder at Shamshabad Road area of Agra, Police Station Tajganj Ekta Chowki, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, on open land.

Judgement Date: 
24/03/2022
Tags:
Urban Housing, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Sewage Pollution, Agra (T), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Sanitation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a flawed STP in a housing society, Bangaluru, Karnataka, 03/02/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prakash Chandra Rao Aluggelu Vs State of Karnataka dated 03/02/2022.

The matter related to installation of STP by Dhammanagi Developers at Lilium Gardenia Apartments. It is said that the STP is operating without consent to operate and there are flaws in its designs and therefore pose a health hazard.

Judgement Date: 
03/02/2022
Tags:
Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Urban Housing, Bangalore (T), Karnataka, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of air quality norms by the operation of diesel generators, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 18/10/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Satish Govind Vs President and Secretary, Windsor Park Residents Welfare Association & Others dated 18/10/2021.

Grievance in the application is against violation of air quality norms by operation of diesel generators by the management board of the Windsor Park Residents Welfare Association (WPRWA) at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
18/10/2021
Tags:
Air Pollution, Urban Housing, Ghaziabad (T), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of untreated water from Dwarkadham Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 05/10/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Maj. Gen. Harpreet Singh Bedi & Others Vs Vijay Singh Dwarkadeesh Haveli Builders & Others dated 05/10/2021.

Judgement Date: 
05/10/2021
Tags:
Urban Housing, Sewage Pollution, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Land Pollution, Bhopal, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Habitat And Urbanisation

Housing for India’s low-Income urban households: a demand perspective

Housing, particularly for low income urban households, is a long-standing challenge in India. In 2012, 96 per cent of the all India urban housing shortage of 18.78 million was confined to low-income economic groups.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2020
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Tags:
Housing, Urban Housing, India, Slums

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