Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Devavrat Kumar Sahani Vs State of Bihar dated 07/04/2025. The application was being registered on the basis of a letter petition dated December 27, 2024 sent to the NGT by the applicant, Devavrat Kumar Sahani, Muzaffarpur, …
Residents of Salvador do Mundo opposed the alignment of the proposed bridge to link Chorao island to their village, alleging that it will cause extensive damage to their agricultural land and environmental problems in the area. The issue of the proposed 850-metre long bridge with 13 pillars, including three in …
2010 Games Brought Road Widening, Relaying & Streetscaping Into Focus Delhi has seen massive improvement in infrastructure in the past five years. The growth—largely spurred by the Commonwealth Games held in 2010—saw the government focus on widening and relaying of roads, streetscaping, construction of flyovers and building overbridges. Agencies have …
Several government projects have ‘technically’ flouted regulatory norms From bureaucratic tangles, lack of awareness – even by some government departments – to staff shortages, the implementation of Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) norms in the district is hit by administrative issues. The government projects that have ‘technically’ flouted these norms include …
Net Present Value was not realised from user agencies in seven cases Tamil Nadu has its share of adverse comment in the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) relating to diversion of vast tracts of forest lands for development and industrial projects, mismanagement in realisation of Net Present …
In the first phase, it has sanctioned a loan of Rs 113.70 crore to the state government for construction of 354 roads stretching 510 Kms and 22 bridges of 424 meters The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has allocated Rs 900 crore for various rural and agricultural …
The Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link project has got a coastal regulation zone clearance from the ministry of environment and forest (MoEF). The state will now make another attempt to build the bridge. The MoEF cleared MMRDA’s MTHL proposal on July 19, 2013. The clearance is crucial, given the wetland between the …
The MMRDA is considering four options for constructing the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) after the latest round of bidding failed to elicit interest from construction firms. The 22-km sea link between Nhava and Sewri that will connect Mumbai to the hinterland and offer a quick getaway to Pune, Nashik and …
Construction Of The First Phase To Start This Month-End The much-delayed SmartCity project received a shot in the arm after the single window clearance board, which met in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, granted building permit for the construction of first IT building. Following the decision, Tecom, the promoters of the project, …
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) wants the state to create a framework that will make it mandatory for all buildings to strictly adhere to safety norms laid down by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The authority also wants these to be part of building bylaws; for this, DDMA …
In a bid to speed up development in naxal-affected areas, the environment ministry has decided to exempt public infrastructure projects from seeking forest clearance in 35 additional districts. In May 2011 the ministry said public infrastructure projects like schools, health centres, roads, bridges would not require clearance under the Forest …
After announcing Rs 336 crore to rebuild 82 roads and 27 bridges in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, the rural development ministry has offered to build 14,000 additional houses under Indira Awas Yojana. The ministry has also offered to help upgrade roads not covered under its rural roads scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Gram …
The Public Works Department (PWD) is gearing up to initiate work on the four-laning of two important national highways allotted to it by the Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways. These are Amritsar-Bathinda national highway via Verka-Tarn Taran-Mudki-Kotkapura-Baja Khanna-Jida and Jalandhar-Moga-Barnala-Khanuri (Sangrur). "We have completed most of the paper …
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Tuesday the state government is preparing a “Master Development Plan-2031” for Faridabad and assured industry all its present problems will be addressed by it. Hooda, who was addressing industrialists at the 60th AGM of the Faridabad Industries Association, which is celebrating its diamond …
SHILLONG: Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh, has cleared a new set of PMGSY works in Meghalaya including 75 roads covering a length of 267 km and three bridges at the cost of Rs 231 crore. The Union Minister, however, said that the State Government would have to fulfill …
Environmentalists have welcomed the intervention of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in protecting the Sasthamcotta freshwater lake in Kollam district. Mr. Chandy will chair a high-level meeting in this regard on May 8. Terming it a step in the right direction, eco-activist V.K. Madhusudhanan, who had been taking up the cause …
The state government is taking special precautions to overcome the challenge of paucity of drinking water in commonly draught-affected Bilaspur district this summer and 25 new hand pumps would be set up in each subdivision this summer here in the district. This was stated by Ram Lal Thakur, chairman, HP …
BHOPAL: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 28 crore for Kamla Park flyover and Rs 27 crore for the completion of the BRTS construction work, including the Habibganj rail over-bridge, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. In all, Rs 192 crore was sanctioned after a meeting of urban administration and development …
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has estimated the prioritised resource requirement for critical infrastructure needs at Rs 8,098.19 crore for Karnataka during the 12th Plan period. Nabard has adopted the theme "Critical Rural Infrastructure for agriculture and rural development" for 2013-14. According to Nabard, the critical infrastructure …
Escalators, connected , footbridges at platforms The World Bank plans to fund a Rs 110-crore project to prevent trespassing on Mumbai’s rail tracks and thus prevent accidents. The project entails the construction of escalators, elevators and footbridges at suburban railway stations. As many as 31 footbridges, six escalators, five elevators, …
Two Four-Lane Highways Connecting Karimugal & MC Road Planned Kochi:With work on the longdelayed SmartCity gathering steam, areas east of Kochi, including Kizhakkambalam, Muvattupuzha, Perumbavoor, Kolenchery and Kothamangalam, among others, will get a huge development push. Three four-lane highways have been proposed by the public works department (PWD) from the …
