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[Bimalendu Pradhan @bpradhanodisha]

🔥Tragic Fire in Delhi Hotel: A Deadly Wake Up Call

When will we finally understand that human lives are more important than shortcuts?

1️⃣ Valid Plan Approval
2️⃣ Setback Norms
3️⃣ Fire NOC / Fire Certificate
4️⃣ Occupancy Certificate
5️⃣ Proper Use Permission
These are not “formalities” — they are the difference between life and death.

#Odisha #Bhubaneswar #FireSafety #HotelFire #BuildingSafety

✅ Mr. @ChanchalRanaIAS — are you listening?
✅ Ma’am @ushapadhee1996 — the people of Bhubaneswar expect far stronger enforcement and zero tolerance from you.

No more “after the tragedy” statements.
Act before the next fire claims lives in our cities in #Odisha

@rashtrapatibhvn @GovernorOdisha @indSupremeCourt

[Trident Galaxy 3 Allottees Club @TridentGalaxy3]

Regular folks don’t check the fire safety NOC before checking into a hotel.

But why would homebuyers ignore it before taking possession of their dream home?

The system is broken. #DelhirFire

[Trident Galaxy 3 Allottees Club @TridentGalaxy3]

Almost THEEE WEEKS since we asked this question but @sudeeptadash1 sir has been dwelling in silence

Sir, is it such a tricky question to address promptly?

Rest assured we’ll continue to ask until you answer it

#DelhiFire #FireSafety @OdishaRera @DGFS_HGs_CD @ChanchalRanaIAS

[Trident United @TridentUnity]

Hey #Bhubaneswar, FYI

@TPCentralOdisha @EnergyOdisha @CMO_Odisha #Odisha

[Trident United @TridentUnity]

Hey #Bhubaneswar, FYI

@TPCentralOdisha @EnergyOdisha @CMO_Odisha #Odisha

[Bimalendu Pradhan @bpradhanodisha]

Proposed Amendment to ODA Rules (Land Use Related)
The @HUDDeptOdisha has proposed amendments to the ODA Rules. Under Rule 27A, the department plans to delete 4 out of the existing 11 zones mentioned in the table.

This change could have wide-ranging implications on land use, development permissions, and urban planning across the state.

Citizens are requested to go through the attached files related to the Rule 27A and the details of the four zones proposed to be deleted.

Please read, understand the likely impact, and share your valuable suggestions and feedback.

Public participation is crucial in shaping these regulations. Please send your suggestions (if any) to,
Address: Housing and Urban Development Department, Govt of Odisha 3rd Floor, Kharvel Bhavan, West Wing, Room No.- 302, Bhubaneswar - 751001
Phone: [phone] (Office), 2524 (EPABX)
E-mail: [email protected]
@ushapadhee1996

My initial apprehensions to the proposed amendment: (Will the Govt. clarify regarding availability of effective and sufficient safeguards in place against misuse/backdoor-entry even after the proposed deletion⁉️)
1⃣The three columns of Table 3B are not separate provisions, they are one integrated regulatory triangle. Deleting the zone kills all three columns simultaneously.
2⃣Deleting Column E opens a backdoor: Unambiguously, the blanket prohibitions in Column-E are automatically extinguished the moment the zone is deleted. They cannot be enforced because they no longer have a legal home. Any enforcement action based on the deleted prohibitions will be challengeable as ultra vires the amended Rules. The only fallback is the DP & BP Committee's "analogy" discretion under Rule 27A(6), which has no written criteria, no public notice requirement and limited oversight.
3⃣Other laws may fill the gap Partially but inadequately. The Forest Acts, EIA Notification, NGT and revenue laws each operate on different thresholds and classifications. None of them replicates the zone-level prohibition framework being deleted. Significant categories of land and development activity fall through the cracks between these laws.
4⃣The proposed amendment contains no saving clause, no transitional provision, no blanket prohibition, no guidance to Development Authorities.

(A detailed write up will follow very soon)

[Bimalendu Pradhan @bpradhanodisha]

ORERA needs help NOW, before it is too late

The shocking ORERA order that invents an entire registration mechanism for a “Federation of Association of Allottees”, where no such provision exists in law reveals that the rot in ORERA is far uglier and deeper than mere favoritism towards builders.

A reminder:
ORERA seems to have conveniently forgotten that in 2022 the same office tried to prescribe Bye-laws under the Society Registration Act to frustrate homebuyers’ PIL demanding a proper RERA compliant Apartment Ownership Act. That attempt was promptly stayed by the Odisha High Court. History is repeating itself.

This is not about one case:
The consequences are far-reaching and have now brought ORERA’s entire functioning under public scrutiny.
❓Who exactly informed ORERA that a new law or provision is coming?
❓Can the Authority pass orders based on a provision that has not yet been notified by the Government? #ORERAfeelsaboveLawmakers
❓Can ORERA explain the legal meaning of “PHASE” as defined and used in the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act?
❓Is the Authority even willing to defend its understanding of Phases+Federation+CommonAreas in a 30 minutes of open discussion? #BringItOn
💯Such consistent pro-builder and anti-homebuyer attitude of the ORERA Authority and their unlawful recommendation must be thoroughly verified by @LawOdisha before giving any go-ahead, else it will force the Government to face multiple PILs and fresh litigations, all because of ORERA’s own actions.

In this specific case:
1⃣The Authority displays a shocking lack of understanding of the RERA Act and its provisions.
2⃣By granting reliefs on prayers that were never even made in the petition, ORERA has made its anti-buyer INTENT crystal clear. It has stopped pretending to be neutral.
3⃣The order appears carefully designed to safeguard the illegal actions of the plan-approving authorities. Whose interests is it actually protecting?
4⃣Does ORERA have any power to unilaterally “decide phases”? Or must it strictly follow the plan already approved by the competent planning authority (with its fixed FAR, setbacks, parking, green areas, etc.)? 5⃣What happens when ORERA’s artificial phasing violates these statutory parameters?
6⃣Most damningly, ORERA continues to register projects without phase specific plan approvals, a direct, blatant violation of Section 4(2)(d) of the RERA Act, which mandates sanctioned plans “of the proposed project and the phase thereof”.

The Preamble of the RERA Act is crystal clear:
the law was enacted solely to protect the interest of homebuyers. When the Authority itself forgets the very Preamble it is duty bound to uphold, what moral, legal or constitutional right does it have to continue in office?

This is not oversight:
This is systematic failure. Homebuyers are not begging for favours, we are demanding the rule of law.

To, The current Authority @OdishaRera
🛑STOP damaging the institution.
🛑STOP your anti-homebuyer decisions.
🛑STOP running away from your statutory responsibilities.

@MohanMOdisha @PMOIndia @dr_kcmahapatra @ushapadhee1996 @HUDDeptOdisha @ChanchalRanaIAS
#ORERA #RERA #HomebuyerRights #Odisha #RuleOfLaw

[Bimalendu Pradhan @bpradhanodisha]

QPR (Quarterly Progress Report) @odisharera
Thank you ORERA for your effort to implement the provisions related to QPR and Audit report strictly.

ORERA has withdrawn the 2023 notification/order u/s 37 that had restricted penalties to nominal amounts.
☑️The law is clear: Promoters must upload complete Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs) within 15 days of every quarter end [Rule 15(1)(d) of ORERA Rules, 2017]. ☑️Many are not doing so, leaving homebuyers unable to rely on the data on https://t.co/3BilA9LEnF
☑️token penalty of ₹5-10k (as mentioned in the 2023 order) is no deterrent when Section 61 allows penalty of up to 5% of the project cost.

Similarly, Section 4(2)(l)(D) mandates "Provided also that the promoter shall get his accounts audited within six months after the end of every financial year by a chartered accountant in practice, and shall produce a statement of accounts duly certified and signed by such chartered accountant and it shall be verified during the audit that the amounts collected for a particular project have been utilised for the project and the withdrawal has been in compliance with the proportion to the percentage of completion of the project."

When the law is clear about the time line regarding online submission of QPR (i.e. 15 days after a quarter) as well as Audited report (i.e. 6 months after a financial year),
WHY:
(1)allow offline submission?
(2)allow more time for submission repeatedly even after 10 years of implementation of RE(R&D) Act? For how long the argument of "it is a new law and promoters need more time to get used to it" will be told to the Home Buyers?

We now expect @OdishaRera to strictly enforce the QPR provisions and impose meaningful penalties under Section 61 on violators. This single step will greatly restore transparency and buyer confidence. Looking forward to stronger compliance and homebuyer friendly enforcement.

Attachments:
i. Provisions of law related to QPR
ii. The earlier notification of 2023
iii. Recent order suspending the earlier notification.

@ushapadhee1996

[Bimalendu Pradhan @bpradhanodisha]

ORERA is rapidly transforming itself into a Builder-Friendly Authority.

First Major Change in the Quarterly Progress Report (QPR)

Now, Suspension of Penalty for Delayed Submission of QPR.

While every other state is treating timely QPR submission with seriousness and enforcing strict compliance, the Authority at ORERA appears to be busy rolling out measures that favour builders at the cost of transparency and homebuyer protection.

@OdishaRera is it Corruption or Fear or something else ❓

@ushapadhee1996

[Trident Galaxy 3 Allottees Club @TridentGalaxy3]

Shocking!

@OdishaRera What explains such leniency?

[Bimalendu Pradhan @bpradhanodisha]

@BDA_BBSR @ChanchalRanaIAS when in #Odisha❓

[DKN @DNanda53352]

@sudeeptadash1 @TridentGalaxy3 @bmcbbsr @ChanchalRanaIAS @OdishaFS @Sulochana_Apa @homeodisha Dear Sir, labeling a 500+ house project as "low risk" doesn't make it immune to fire; flames don't stop to check the permits. This isn't just not a buikding plan, it’s a massive community ecosystem. I suppose a verified fire safety strategy should be minimum requirement.

[Trident Galaxy 3 Allottees Club @TridentGalaxy3]

Good morning sir @sudeeptadash1

Can you plz explain why you haven’t done a similar affidavit for fire safety for TG-III project?*

@ChanchalRanaIAS @bmcbbsr #Bhubaneswar @DGFS_HGs_CD @Sulochana_Apa @OdishaRera

[Bimalendu Pradhan @bpradhanodisha]

APARTMENT REGISTRATION IN ODISHA: Do NOT rush to the Sub-Registrar!

While we wait for the Governor’s assent to the Ordinance on stamp duty for registration of Common Areas in apartments, please note the following:

IMPORTANT:The Sub-Registrar will register a sale deed ONLY if it is properly endorsed by the concerned Competent Authority. Thus, the sale deed needs to be presented before the Competent Authority first.

CORRECT PROCEDURE ⬇️
Register the Association of Allottees
🔽
Obtain the Occupancy Certificate (OC)
🔽
Builder submits the Declaration
🔽
Register the Common Areas (including the entire land) in the name of the registered Association
(The proposed amendment to the Stamp Act will clear the current bottlenecks, but all the above steps still need to be completed.)
🔽
Present the Sale Deed to the Competent Authority
🔽
Competent Authority verifies all documents and endorses the Sale Deed
🔽
Take the endorsed Sale Deed to the Sub-Registrar for payment of stamp duty & registration fees and final registration.

ASSOCIATION (Form-A)➡️ OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE➡️DECLARATION (Form-D)➡️ COMMON AREAS REGISTRATION (Form- G)➡️ ENDORSEMENT ➡️SALE DEED (Form-F)

✅BEFORE YOU GO TO THE SUB-REGISTRAR, ENSURE YOUR PROJECT HAS:
(i) Valid Occupancy Certificate
(ii) Association of Allottees already registered
(iii) Entire project land registered in the name of the Association
(iv) Sale Deed endorsed by the Competent Authority

✅EXCEPTIONS/SPECIFIC SITUATIONS
1. Resale of apartments registered before 05.10.2016: Registration is still open as before. No new hurdles. (ONLY FOR RESALE)
2. Old projects in which the land owner wants to sell now: Must follow the full procedure mentioned above.
Note: though there are reports regarding Sub-Registrars illegally allowing registrations in violation of the law without following the provisions of law.
@IGROdisha #DSRBBSR
3. Projects where some flats are already registered and some are pending:
(For already registered flats, their proportionate land share is deemed transferred to the Association. However, Common Areas for the remaining flats are not yet transferred): You must follow the full procedure. Register the remaining land in the name of the Association first. Only then can registration of the remaining flats resume.
4. Projects in which all Apartments have been registered: No need of any new registration of the common areas/land, as it is already deemed transferred to the Association. But the need of Association and DEclaration is crucial for ensuring ownership of the land, as well as calculation of the share of land for each buyer.

@ushapadhee1996 @arvindpadhee

[Bimalendu Pradhan @bpradhanodisha]

APARTMENT REGISTRATION now OPEN

Now the govt. has published the Gazette regarding registration of the Common Areas.

People can start sale/resale of their apartment subject to fulfilling the conditions mentioned in the linked X post.

Congratulations to all Association of Allottees, who will now get the Ownership rights over the Land.

Section 17 of RERA can now be implemented.

[Bimalendu Pradhan @bpradhanodisha]

APARTMENT REGISTRATION in #Odisha (Important postings ⬇️)

🅰️The procedure which I have mentioned in my earlier tweets are for both for sale and resale.
🅱️Do not go directly to the Sub-registrar, your documents need to be submitted to the Competent Authority.
🆎 Registration of sale Deeds of apartments s possible only after the Competent Authority scrutinise the documents and endorsed on the sale deed.

Gazette notification on Registration of Common areas: https://t.co/gWFYQCz2Lg

Apartment registration procedure:
https://t.co/zIvRFvo3EX

Who are the Competent authorities:
https://t.co/gwnmtp5b8M

@ushapadhee1996 @arvindpadhee

[Trident Galaxy 3 Allottees Club @TridentGalaxy3]

@OdishaFS is the only authority that assesses, audits and offers an NOC

You should have no hesitation in reaching out to them and get a fire NOC.

Your resistance to such requests reeks of utter negligence

#Bhubaneswar @ChanchalRanaIAS

[Iceman @IcemanSanket]

@Amar65873403 @sudeeptadash1 @TridentGalaxy3 @bmcbbsr @ChanchalRanaIAS @OdishaFS @Sulochana_Apa @homeodisha Very bad from TG group, as well as Govt officials. Playing with life of innocent life's. Can't prosper by cheating innocent homebuyer

[#@Amar @Amar65873403]

@sudeeptadash1 @TridentGalaxy3 @bmcbbsr @ChanchalRanaIAS @OdishaFS @Sulochana_Apa @homeodisha Odisha Fire Prevention & Fire Safety Rules, 2017 (Gazette)→ look for Rule 8(8) page 8 rule no 8. It clearly mentioned that the building not mentioned here should have a minimum fire safety requirements as per NBCI ( Table no-7). Have you installed the equipments as required?