Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) rapped the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) last week for not diverting the Khemani nullah that carries sewage directly into Ulhas river, the UMC has now informed the tribunal that diverting the nullah is not practical. Although the NGT, in May, had given the UMC …
Varanasi: The project of several crores of rupees for supply of potable water is like a white elephant for the Kashi. The people are compelled to drink contaminated water supplied by Jal kal department. "For past four months, we have been consuming contaminated water giving foul smell," said Anjali Nag, …
Varanasi: The outcome of the ambitious 'Namami Gange' project of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a matter of future, but the present condition of the river is not very encouraging. In Varanasi alone, the Ganga is being polluted with over 250 MLD untreated sewage everyday. For Namami Gange, an …
The civic body is considering a proposal to provide ‘special subsidy’ of Rs 15,000 per house for housing scheme for urban poor as the developers and non governmental organizations, which are responsible for the construction of these houses, have expressed their inability to complete the project due to cost escalation. …
The city's water woes continues to affect people as steps initiated to streamline the supply have met with opposition from the interests that are supported by elected representatives, including corporators, the district minister V Srinivas Prasad said on Tuesday asking the CM Siddaramaiah's intervention. However, taking objection to his complaint, …
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) can stake its claim to the central government’s funds to complete its water, sewage and waste management projects since the BJP government may launch a scheme for renewal of 500 urban habitations in the country. The union ministry for urban development had organised a two-day …
If the central government has its way , citizens may have to start paying for the waste generated in households. The government of India has drafted a manual for municipal solid waste management to help municipal bodies to manage their waste. According to the 74th amendment to the Constitution, urban …
INDORE: Rejecting the reply of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), in a case filed against proposed construction of river side corridor on banks of Khan river, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed civic body to submit a detailed map before August 25, indicating points were sewerage and nullah flow into …
The Modi government not only plans to build new smart cities, but also make the existing ones smarter. The Prime Minister’s Office is working with the urban development ministry on an ambitious plan to give substantial subsidy to those cities that excel in areas like environment protection, waste management, renewable …
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has engaged IIT-Bhubaneswar to conduct an "impact assessment study" of JNNURM-city bus service in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri. Though the housing and urban development (H&UD;) department selected the School of Infrastructure of IIT-Bhubaneswar in December, a formal contract was signed last month. "The IIT-Bhubaneswar experts will …
The Ministry of Urban Development in its recently prepared report claimed that there was lack of a comprehensive storm drainage system for Jammu city and the existing system faces severe flooding problem during the monsoon. The report further claimed that due to dumping of solid waste and inflow of household …
In what speaks volumes about poor performance of the housing schemes for urban slum dwellers under the UPA’s key flagship programme, JNNURM, just 8.15 lakhs out of the total 14.42 lakhs sanctioned houses constructed from 2005 to June 2014. Similarly, while construction is under progress in 3.83 lakhs houses, work …
Development of 100 “smart cities” will be the key component of a new Urban Mission to be launched by the BJP Government to augment infrastructure and transportation facilities in existing and to-be-built cities, replacing the ambitious JNNURM piloted by the previous UPA regime. The BJP government’s decision not to extend …
The four-year-old public bicycle scheme which is yet to hit the road will continue to remain on paper for some more time because the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) first wants to prepare a ?comprehensive bicycle plan' for the next 20 years. The proposal is not new. Exactly a year back …
The environment ministry has identified 150 polluted stretches of rivers across India which need conservation work but interestingly nearly 1/3rd of those polluted river stretches are in Maharashtra and Gujarat alone. These 150 polluted stretches along various rivers were identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India's apex body …
The Rs 493-crore Ranney well water supply scheme, which is running several months behind schedule, has got a boost with the decision of the Faridabad MC authorities to seek a loan of around Rs 103 crore for expediting the project. The five-year-old project is likely to be completed by year-end. …
TOTAL MUCK-UP: Report Finds Crores Misused On Projects That Were Non-Existent, Abandoned Or Unutilized The BBMP lost a Rs 280-crore grant simply because it didn’t prepare a report on waste management on time. Also, Rs 7.46 crore literally went down the drain as a proposed sewage treatment plant in Vrishabhavathi …
Citing various lapses and irregularities in JNNURM works taken up by the Pune Municipal Corporation, the Nagrik Chetna Manch has demanded that all instructions and guidelines be followed to ensure success of the projects. In letters sent to Union minister of urban development Venkaiah Naidu and the state government, the …
MUMBAI: With the government assuring major focus on public transport in urban areas, Mumbai can now expect 426 brand new buses under JNNURM and speedy delivery of new air-conditioned buses. "The Union budget has allocated Rs 50,000 crore for civic bodies—a major chunk of which will be provided for civic …
