Artificial hike in land prices
The Newindpress.com
Saturday August 4 2007 12:22 IST
HUBLI: Although the City Development Plan (CDP) has nothing to do with real estate, the realtors are creating an artificial hike in land prices in the city.
The soaring land prices could be attributed to the much-hyped IT investment and airport upgradation, as the realtors and land investors are manipulating the land prices for land banking purpose at the cost of the commoners dream to have a plot in the city.
Admitting the artificial hike in land prices, M F Samoji of Ganesh Real Estates said that the city has been witnessing a huge growth in the number of developers and realtors in recent times, following the overall growth of the city. However CDP is yet to be recommended for revision by HDMC.
Shashikumar, Deputy Director of Town Planning, HDMC said that CDP has nothing to do with the real estate business.
As per the section-25 of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, the CDP can be revised every ten years and there were clauses to revise it before completing the tenure following the sudden and unexpected growth in the city.
The present CDP drafted in 2003 does not see any unexpected and sudden developments for premature revision as the equation of land and population has not gone beyond the calculations of CDP in HDMC limits, he said.
“Both realtors and land investors who acquired land at lesser price are falsely forecasting land scarcity to get more for their layouts coming up on the outskirts”, he stated. Local ministers and media are to be blamed for this artificial hike in prices, as both gave a wrong picture of the IT potential of the city, said Ashok Bhat of Ashok Real Estates.
The magic of Vastu consultants has also been playing a key role in the artificial hike in land prices, particularly in Gokul Road area as it comes under the North-Eastern zone which is said to be auspicious for residences.
Ashok Kheny, MD of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) on his recent visit to the city had stated that the soaring land prices had disrupted the development work in the city and sought the intervention of authorities concerned to check the price.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Online Campaign to Retain HDMC Chief
Online Campaign to Retain HDMC Chief
By Manu Aiyappa - Times of India
DHARWAD-HUBLI: Some like-minded residents have embarked on an online campaign to garner public support and demand the state government to extend the services of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Commissioner P.Manivannan, who is due to be transferred in October.
"He has changed the face of Hubli-Dharwad in a span of three years. Another two years of his stay will work wonders for the twin-cities", Sunil Nalavade, the brain behind the online petition venture said.
Nalavade has created an online petition, (http://www.petitiononline.com/HDCOMMMP/petition.html) to mobilize public support to seek a two-year extension considering his performance in Hubli-Dharwad. He is also planning distribution of posters, pamphlets and banners urging people to support the cause.
"The public usually raise their voice whenever an upright officer is transferred by the government. The government will not heed such requests until such agitations turn violent or results in the damage of public property. So, we thought we will take up the matter now itself", Nalvade said.
Online petition has now emerged to be a popular and accepted mode of campaigning. Nalvade and others hope that once the issue comes in the public limelight and is picked up in the media, there will be no going back. As expected, petitions are pouring in. Nalvade said the online petition is now close to 300.
Interestingly, it has also become a platform for serious discussions where people are exchanging various points of view. For instance - "He (Manivannan) has done so much for the city and he deserves an extension. Or, at least, he should be allowed to accomplish his incomplete missions of regularizing illegal buildings and giving shape to citizens committees" - was one among the many petitions posted online.
There are others too - "HDMC, whose image as a non-performing body, reinvented itself as a proactive and development-driven agency under his period. He deserves an extension", "We never ever had in our dreams thought that HDMC will get a coveted certificate such as ISO-9001, 2000. Give him two years, he will take it to greater heights".
One of the prime concerns expressed by the petitioners, however, is that will the Special Commissioner, Ajay Nagabhushan, manage to continue Manivannan's good work."How can a person, without experience of working in any major municipal corporation of the state, manage the HDMC, touted as the second biggest municipal corporation in Karnataka", asks a petitioner.
Interestingly, a petitioner argues that if the state government transfers Manivannan, it should be seen on a positive side. If he is given greater responsibility by the government, the state as a whole will benefit along with Hubli-Dharwad".
Note: This article appeared on Times of India / Dated 8/1/2007, Bangalore edition.
By Manu Aiyappa - Times of India
DHARWAD-HUBLI: Some like-minded residents have embarked on an online campaign to garner public support and demand the state government to extend the services of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Commissioner P.Manivannan, who is due to be transferred in October.
"He has changed the face of Hubli-Dharwad in a span of three years. Another two years of his stay will work wonders for the twin-cities", Sunil Nalavade, the brain behind the online petition venture said.
Nalavade has created an online petition, (http://www.petitiononline.com/HDCOMMMP/petition.html) to mobilize public support to seek a two-year extension considering his performance in Hubli-Dharwad. He is also planning distribution of posters, pamphlets and banners urging people to support the cause.
"The public usually raise their voice whenever an upright officer is transferred by the government. The government will not heed such requests until such agitations turn violent or results in the damage of public property. So, we thought we will take up the matter now itself", Nalvade said.
Online petition has now emerged to be a popular and accepted mode of campaigning. Nalvade and others hope that once the issue comes in the public limelight and is picked up in the media, there will be no going back. As expected, petitions are pouring in. Nalvade said the online petition is now close to 300.
Interestingly, it has also become a platform for serious discussions where people are exchanging various points of view. For instance - "He (Manivannan) has done so much for the city and he deserves an extension. Or, at least, he should be allowed to accomplish his incomplete missions of regularizing illegal buildings and giving shape to citizens committees" - was one among the many petitions posted online.
There are others too - "HDMC, whose image as a non-performing body, reinvented itself as a proactive and development-driven agency under his period. He deserves an extension", "We never ever had in our dreams thought that HDMC will get a coveted certificate such as ISO-9001, 2000. Give him two years, he will take it to greater heights".
One of the prime concerns expressed by the petitioners, however, is that will the Special Commissioner, Ajay Nagabhushan, manage to continue Manivannan's good work."How can a person, without experience of working in any major municipal corporation of the state, manage the HDMC, touted as the second biggest municipal corporation in Karnataka", asks a petitioner.
Interestingly, a petitioner argues that if the state government transfers Manivannan, it should be seen on a positive side. If he is given greater responsibility by the government, the state as a whole will benefit along with Hubli-Dharwad".
Note: This article appeared on Times of India / Dated 8/1/2007, Bangalore edition.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Big Bazaar comes to Hubli
Big Bazaar comes to Hubli
The Hindu - Staff Correspondent
HUBLI: Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd. opened a Big Bazaar outlet in Hubli on Saturday. This is the ninth outlet in the State and 62nd outlet in Hubli on Saturday.
Rohit Malhotra, Business Head- South Zone of Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd., told presspersons that with 50,000 sq. ft. of shopping area, the Big Bazaar in Hubli would be one of the largest stores of the company.
Located near Akshay Centre, Gokul Road, it was the first and biggest hypermarket store in the city, he said.
To a question, he said the company hoped to do a business of Rs. 50 crore to Rs. 75 crore in the first year of the Hubli outlet. Initially, up to 60 per cent discount would be available on the products and goods, he said. The company planned to introduce “Future Money”.
For Address click Big Bazaar
The Hindu - Staff Correspondent
HUBLI: Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd. opened a Big Bazaar outlet in Hubli on Saturday. This is the ninth outlet in the State and 62nd outlet in Hubli on Saturday.
Rohit Malhotra, Business Head- South Zone of Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd., told presspersons that with 50,000 sq. ft. of shopping area, the Big Bazaar in Hubli would be one of the largest stores of the company.
Located near Akshay Centre, Gokul Road, it was the first and biggest hypermarket store in the city, he said.
To a question, he said the company hoped to do a business of Rs. 50 crore to Rs. 75 crore in the first year of the Hubli outlet. Initially, up to 60 per cent discount would be available on the products and goods, he said. The company planned to introduce “Future Money”.
For Address click Big Bazaar
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Retain Mr.Manivannan Ponnaiah as Hon.Commissioner, HDMC
Retain Mr.Manivannan Ponnaiah as Hon.Commissioner, HDMC
Dear Friends,
An online petition has been published on the web, for collecting a huge support to stop the transfer of Mr.Manivannan Ponnaiah from HDMC. Please collect as many of your friends, known circles to sign the petition, that could be finally handed over to Hon.CM, Hon.Minister, Mr.Jagadish Shettar and other government officials, as deemed necessary.
We cannot afford to lose Hon.Commissioner, Mr.Manivannan Ponnaiah, from his current administrative authority. Let us collectively demand, to retain him at HDMC.
http://www.petitiononline.com/HDCOMMMP/petition.html
Thanking you in anticipation.
Have a good day.
Best regards,
Nagesh Tavarageri
Dear Friends,
An online petition has been published on the web, for collecting a huge support to stop the transfer of Mr.Manivannan Ponnaiah from HDMC. Please collect as many of your friends, known circles to sign the petition, that could be finally handed over to Hon.CM, Hon.Minister, Mr.Jagadish Shettar and other government officials, as deemed necessary.
We cannot afford to lose Hon.Commissioner, Mr.Manivannan Ponnaiah, from his current administrative authority. Let us collectively demand, to retain him at HDMC.
http://www.petitiononline.com/HDCOMMMP/petition.html
Thanking you in anticipation.
Have a good day.
Best regards,
Nagesh Tavarageri
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