The Journal
Notes on buying, building and living in Bhubaneswar — written by the people doing the work, for the people deciding.
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Featured · RERA
Every registered project in Odisha is on a public register, with its approved plans and progress updates. Most buyers never look. Here is exactly where to start, and what to check.
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Buying Guide
RERA made carpet area the legal basis for pricing. Here is how the three areas differ, how to read a cost sheet line by line, and the one number worth comparing between projects.
Neighbourhood
The 200 ft road changed the arithmetic of living in Bhubaneswar. A look at what happened to the Patia corridor, what living there is like now, and what it means for the next decade.
Design
A non-negotiable in our drawings, and the reason some plots take longer to plan. What cross-ventilation is, why it matters in Bhubaneswar’s climate, and how to check any floor plan for it yourself.
Finance
What lenders ask for, in what sequence, how much of the price they will fund — and the three documents that most often hold up a disbursement on a home under construction.
Handover
A room-by-room checklist for the walk-through before possession — the documents to ask for, the things that are much harder to fix once you move in, and what RERA says about defects afterwards.
