HC for closing banquet halls in residential areas
The Delhi High Court ordered the MCD to close down all banquet halls functioning in the Capital's residential areas. "Running of banquet halls are a perennial source of nuisance for residents, besides causing traffic congestion in the city, and they should go forthwith,' a Division Bench of Justice Vijender Jain …
Supreme Court orders closure of illegal commercial complexes in the Capital
The Supreme Court ordered closure of all illegal commercial complexes, big showrooms and shops constructed in the Capital's residential areas in violation of the Master Plan for Delhi. The Court said that for the time being it was not touching small shop owners. A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice Y. …
Don't pick and choose in demolitions: High Court
The Delhi High Court came down heavily on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for adopting a "pick-and-choose policy" on demolitions by sparing an unauthorised shopping mall at MG13 but demolishing MG1 and MG2 on Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road. It also pulled up the civic agency for not taking action against officials found …
Finally, Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway on track
After months of deliberations and delays, 130 km-long Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway, which is expected to ease the traffic load on the Capital, is finally on track with Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) signing the concession agreement with a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created for executing the project.
UP clears Rs 520 cr for Metro
Metro's journey to Noida has gathered steam. The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Assembly on Wednesday approved New Okhla Industrial Development Authority's (Noida) budget for the project. Noida will spend Rs 520 crore for the seven-kilometre network, plus the
UP earmarks Rs 736 cr for Metro link to Noida
The Uttar Pradesh Government today cleared the decks for extension of Metro rail to Noida by approving Rs 736 crore for the project in Noida. Entering Noida from Ashok Nagar, in Delhi, Metro rail will connect Gole Chackar near Sector-15, Sector-16, Sector-18 Market, Sectors-28, 29, Golf Course and City Centre …
Build eco-friendly, save housing tax
Mumbaiities could soon be applying for tax rebates if they turn their houses or buildings eco-friendly. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to promote
No OK for illegal colonies without basic services: SC
The Supreme Court directed that unauthorised colonies in the capital cannot be regularised unless the Delhi government is able to provide "basic amenities'. A bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal said today: "In case the state authorities are not in a position to make available the basic services …
Big leap in building roads in M.P.: Governor
The Budget session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly began with the Governor, Balram Jakhar, emphasising that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government is committed to development and every effort is being made to ensure that the State ranks among the country's leading States. The Governor said the State Government had made …
MCD reassures Apex Court on meeting abattoir deadline
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi assured the Supreme Court that financial constraints would not come in the way of construction of a modern slaughter house at Ghazipur in East Delhi so that it was completed before the June 30 deadline fixed by the Court. A three-Judge Bench comprising Justice Ashok …
DoT asks telecom firms to share rural infrastructure
The Government is ironing out differences among telecom service providers over the extent to which they can share rural infrastructure in the near future. To ensure the 250 million phone target is met without hurting players already in non-metros, infrastructure-sharing is likely to be allowed only outside municipal limits. DoT's …
Amarinder for early clearance of development projects
Punjab strongly urged the Centre to speed up approval of the Rs. 2900-crore World Bank-assisted projects for roads and water supply in the State. It said the projects consisted of Rs.1100-crore Punjab road sector and Rs.1819-crore Punjab rural water supply and sanitation pending with the World Bank and in the …
Subhas says govt vehicles do most harm
State transport minister Mr Subhas Chakraborty today admitted that vehicles belonging to Kolkata Municipal Corporation, police, CSTC and to his department were the most polluting. During question hour in the Legislative Assembly this morning, Mr Chakraborty said that recently, 119 CSTC buses were fined for violating emission norms. Mr Chakraborty …
Demolitions in Lal Dora areas illegal, says MLA
Building bylaws have select application in Lal Dora areas of Delhi where municipal authorities have demolished "illegal' constructions, Nationalist Congress Party legislator Ramvir Singh Bidhuri claimed, accusing the government of misleading people and the court. "The 1963 notification of the Union Government clearly states that except for factories, cold storages …
Global Report on Human Settlement 2005
In a world on the move, where 50 per cent of the population or 3 billion people are living in urban centres, UN-Habitat forecasts that in the next 25 years, 2 billion people will join those looking for housing, water supply, sanitation and other urban infrastructure services. This will create …
Haryana plugs water loss
Haryana has won a water battle of sorts with Delhi after it managed to convince the Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) that the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) was "illegally' drawing water from the Yamuna and diverting it to the Bhagirathi water treatment plant. In a letter to the DJB, the …
Highway Halted
Almost everyone, from the Prime Minister down, talks of the desperate need for an infrastructure upgrade across the country. Nothing could be a more powerful evidence of success on this front than the Golden Quadrilateral and the North-South, East-West network of modern highways. But India's most ambitious road project, pushed …
Projects taken up for lower areas: CM
Mr Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh, said that during the winter sojourn of two months in the lower areas of the state, his government had taken up development projects worth Rs 700 crore for these areas. These projects included water supply schemes, roads, office buildings, residential complexes for government …
UDM forces renewal mission on Bengal
The charm of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) funds of Urban Development Ministry has finally forced the West Bengal Government to meet the conditions to adopt the program in totality. The State Government has agreed to set up a committee to look into the scope for reforms in …
