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Single meter proposal still debatable Water meter connection
Chennai Metrowater is yet to resolve issues regarding new billing arrangement, writes K.Lakshmi


Taxing the home loan consumers
Repayments may increase by over Rs 3.5 lakh over a 20-year period on a Rs 20 lakh home loan, if the bankers hike interest rates by up to one per cent in the wake of tight monetary measures announced by RBI. Consumers may have to fork out up to Rs ...
Lines and angles, in right mix
Hold a couple of branches in the vase by angling them against each other to form a cross, writes Hema Vijay
Oragadam Module sets the pace
Industrial development in Oragadam and Chennakuppam has impacted on residential projects as well, writes V.Venkata Subramanian
Newscan
Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd, an integrated construction service provider having projects in industrial, commercial, residential and infrastructure space, has bagged two projects – the Renault-Nisosan automobile plant as well as ...
GUIDELINE - ENJAMBAKKAM

Building materials for a steal
The recently opened Nirmithi Kendra outlet at Kalamassery, for building materials is, at present, hampered by limited stocks of steel, cement, solid blocks and so on. But all this is going to change soon, says Robert V. Thomas, Regional Engineer, ...
Registration anywhere in Karnataka
One need not go to the jurisdictional Sub-Registrar’s office for registration of properties or marriages in Karnataka anymore.

The State Budget for 2008-09 proposes to start “anywhere registration” across Karnataka that ...


Before you buy a plot

 • Check whether the details of approved plan have been displayed at the site.

• Check whether the promoter/power of attorney has the right to transfer the undivided share of land.

• Check whether the ...


Let the water flow unhindered
The principles of Integrated Urban Water Management are highlighted in an Australian manual
Navin’s open new corporate office
Chennai-based building and construction company Navin’s opened their new corporate office at Nandanam in the city on Thursday. Information Minister and Chairman of the CMDA Parithi Illamvazhuthi inaugurated it.

A 19-year old firm, ...


Do cities celebrate ethnoburbs?
The essays included in ‘The Sage Companion to the City’ edited by Tim Hall, Phil Hubbard and John Rennie Short has contrasting examples of cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai and Riyadh where “foreign-labour is admitted on a te mporary basis.”
Can the land acquired be returned?
About 3.7 hectares of land situated at Rakiaplayam village, Thiruppur was acquired by the State Government to develop and improve the land as a tank.

Acquisition proceedings were completed, award passed and land owners received ...


Home loan rates - Fixed

Home loan rates - Floating

Do not trifle with trees
The latest talk among tree lovers is about translocation of trees. Translocation, irrespective of the age or species of the tree, is being argued about as the only alternative for conserving greenery. However, it is not completely true and trees ...
Putting them through training phase
Several institutes and programmes have been started to train youth in specific construction activities
For a better structure and a better living
The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers is organising a national seminar and exhibition on ‘Recent developments in design and construction technologies’ from August 7 to 9 on the NIMHANS campus. A look by RANJANI GOVIND
Solar power to the rescue
The recent hike in fuel costs has taken a toll on the economy. Fuel prices have driven inflation, spiralling upwards to a 13-year high, reminiscent of war times. While the macro-economic parameters comprise a host of factors that determine the ...
Turn it into a tranquiliser
The bedroom is an exclusive part of the house which has to offer the ambience to cool both mind and body
CIDCO case a pointer to panchayat’s powers
Some approvals of layouts and building plans by panchayats are considered in excess of their powers. What is the position? C.H.Gopinatha Rao finds out.
Clean Kochi movement on to a new level
The waste management system being promoted by the Kerala Builders Forum in big apartment complexes in Kochi is poised to spread further
Nature’s blessed bushes
Lush green foliage, sprawling lawns, blooms in plumes and alcoves without distractions to sit and watch the splendour; these in anybody’s imagination, constitute the elements of a perfect garden. However, the exuberance of visual aspects in ...
All about kitchen garden
Kitchen garden can make do with space much lesser than the smallest of bedrooms and a variety of vegetables can also be grown in containers
MPs getting ‘solar’ conscious
Over 200 solar water systems were installed in as many houses of Parliamentarians in Delhi so far
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