India’s rising middle class residents, seem to be catching ‘Gated Community’ fever for security and luxuries on offer. With the exodus of the return of non Resident Indians (NRIs) to India booming at the moment, a ‘private neighbourhood’ trend is rapidly catching on in the domestic property market.
For a small annual premium, residents are protected from sporadic water and power cuts, everyday civil problems, and unpicked garbage cans. The communities tend to be self sustaining providing their own power, water, security and sanitation services.
