Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balwinder Kaur Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/03/2024. Balwinder Kaur, the applicant raised the grievance of risk of thousands of trees felling due to likelihood of land sliding. It was said that illegal mining is being carried out …
Damage of many roads during heavy monsoon showers of the past few days has left the capital's road infrastructure in a shabby state, causing problems to vehicular movement and sufferings to the people. The condition of the roads in Uttara, Dhanmondi, Dakkhin Khan, Mohammadpur and some other areas are in …
Director of Planning and Implementation in Matale District P. Hewapathirana said under the national plan of Gama Neguma programme 204 projects were launched in 204 Grama Niladhari Divisions in Matale district during the year 2007. In the first step 148 projects were started and in the second step 56 projects. …
The World Bank said yesterday that it approved a credit of US$ 98 million from its concessionary lending arm, International Development Association (IDA) in additional finance to support the Sri Lankan government's efforts to improve its national highways, designed to lower transportation costs and travel times. The additional finance will …
For small-town India to become big, it will have to boast that it doesn't want to be another Shanghai. Small-town India is about to explode. But the question is if these cities will be able to manage this growth or will they implode from within
K. Manikandan Poor roads, illegal water connections, delayed projects hinder growth SHADOW OF WATERBODY: Many waterbodies in Pallavaram Municipality are in dire need of rejuvenation. A case in point is the Ramasamy Kulam near Pallavaram Railway Station. TAMBARAM: Pallavaram Municipality presents a unique, contrary picture of massive development works in …
MCD chief warns junior officials of strict disciplinary action if they fail The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has ordered disciplinary action against negligent junior officials, who fail to act on complaints of potholes on roads within 24 hours of getting them. The move comes in the wake of potholes …
A new road connecting Dehiowita, Deraniyagala and Noori Plantation will be built at a cost of 100 million rupees, the biggest road construction project in the area after the British built roads for plantations, Minister of Consumer Affairs and Cooperatives H. R. Mithrapala said yesterday (14). Since the area had …
CHANDIGARH: Five big road projects would be implemented in Haryana at a cost of Rs.2,629 crore and their foundation stones would be laid by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said Deepender Singh Hooda, MP, on Tuesday after meeting Dr. Singh in New Delhi. Giving details of the projects, Mr. Hooda said …
NH-57 land acquisition Six government officials arrested, four absconding The state Vigilance Department has unearthed a Rs one crore scam in the land acquisition process for the East-West Corridor along the National Highway-57 in Madhubani. Illegal payments have been made allegedly in at least 30 cases. The department has booked …
Hyderabad, July 14: The South Central Railway and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation have flung accusations at each other before the High Court over the acquisition of railway properties for road widening between Tarnaka and Sangeet theatre in the city. The Special Deputy Collector for Land Acquisition in GHMC had …
The absence of scientific urban planning has marred the city's growth, as it is not developing in the manner it should. Utter chaos marks the city's growth
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Thursday that the 135.65-km-long Kundli-Manesar Palwal Expressway (KMP Expressway) would be completed on schedule by the middle of 2009 at a cost of Rs.1,915 crore. The total project cost of the country's longest expressway does not include the cost of land, …
CHANDIGARH: While speeding up activity to further strengthen and improve the network of roads in Haryana, the State Public Works (Building and Roads) Department has allotted 12 more works involving an investment of Rs.944.23 crore, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Tuesday. Other projects He further disclosed that 15 …
Hardly has the monsoon commenced and the roads have started to tear apart. As per recent information, the newly constructed road from Bhopal to Raisen has started deteriorating and the gravel and other materials used in its construction has come on the side of the road. The same fate is …
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has demanded a complete ban on construction along the banks of the Ganga. He has also threatened to launch a nationwide campaign if the Government goes ahead with the Ganga Expressway project. "The proposed large-scale construction under the Ganga Expressway project along the banks of the …
Bhupinder Singh Hooda Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that 1560 km long roads would be carpeted and upgraded by the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board at a cost of Rs.500 crore during the current financial year. The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering after inaugurating sports …
though not in the near future, the Jarawa tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar islands may be in for some respite. Officials are planning to stop use of the first stretch of the Andaman Trunk Road (atr) that connects south Andaman with the north and middle Andaman islands while passing …
S. Rajendran BANGALORE: The Karnataka government is all set to improve the road network in Bangalore to enable faster movement of motor vehicles, and towards this end it is expected to clear a nearly Rs. 2,800-crore project to construct an elevated expressway linking Bangalore South (Madivala) with Bangalore North (Hebbal) …
Paul John | TNN Ahmedabad: The ambitious task of strengthening 11,933 km of rural roads by the State Roads and Building Department (R&B;) was fraught with many procedural and technical glitches that caused the tax payers to cough up an extra Rs 94.31 crore. This was observed by the Comptroller …
