The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on the ongoing construction of the Commonwealth Games Village that has been challenged on the grounds that it could harm the ecological system of the Yamuna riverbed. A division bench headed by Justices A.K. Sikri and Rekha Sharma reserved the order after …
Gram panchayat members of 19 villages have demanded that the compensation for land acquisition be increased from Rs.75 lakh per acre to Rs.2 crore. At a meeting organised by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vijay Goel at Alipur here, it was pointed out that the Delhi Government had increased the …
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved judgment on a bunch of public interest litigation petitions challenging the construction of concrete structures, including the Commonwealth Games Village, on the Yamuna riverbed here. A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice A. K. Sikri and Justice Rekha Sharma reserved the judgment …
Thousands of people from the ten villages of the Gorai-Uttan belt blocked road and water transport to Essel World on Sunday to protest against the proposed Special Entertainment Zone (SEZ) spread over 14,183 acres in the area. Pan India Paryatan Ltd, which owns Essel World on a 65 acres plot …
The Delhi Development Authority has decided to withdraw the draft Yamuna River Zonal Plan dealing with 90 square kilometres of active flood plain of the river here. The Authority gave this assurance to a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Rekha Sharma during …
New Delhi: A new river bridge coming up on the Yamuna, connecting Geeta Colony with Shanti Van, is likely to be thrown open for traffic by April. For east Delhi residents, the commissioning of the project will provide an alternative route to the heart of the city
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), which has been under criticism for delay in executing various development projects, has however received praise from the World Bank for its rehabilitation of the project affected people (PAP). Municipal Commissioner Praveensinh Pardeshi had recently made a presentation of the PMC initiative at a meeting …
