Ganga water for only limited Noida sectors
Big promises made hitherto by the authorities to end Noida's problem of saline drinking water have failed to cut with the residents who remain skeptical about the outcome of the recent deliberations and efforts over the issue. The UP Government approved Ganga water supply project. On completion, the project would …
Rs 2,000 crore to be spent on roads: CM
Himachal will spend Rs 2,000 crore on road construction, metaling, widening of the existing network over the next two years. This was stated by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, while addressing a gathering at Khundian, in the Changer area of Jawalamukhi near Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Earlier, he inaugurated the Rs 1.06 …
Ordinance on Ulhasnagar passed, HC to decide
Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna ended a week of suspense and gave Ulhasnagar its reprieve, signing a government ordinance to regularise many of the suburbs 855 illegal buildings before he left on a week-long trip to Australia. The Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation must now continue demolitions till the state government officially …
Delhis parks & roads cant host marriages, rules court
Delhi High Court said public parks and roads cannot be used for public functions, including marriages. The restriction will be in place till a policy is formulated under the Master Plan. Passing an interim order, a two-member Division Bench comprising Justices Vijender Jain and Rekha Sharma issued notices to the …
Stop farmhouse weddings or we will shut MCD: HC
Delhi High Court warned that it would dissolve the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) if the civic body did not stop marriages from taking place illegally in city farmhouses. Granting two weeks to the MCD to reply to a complaint that marriages in farmhouses are continuing despite previous orders, the …
State to enter reform mode for Urban Renewal funds
The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to implement all the mandatory reforms prescribed by the Central Government for receiving funds under the Urban Renewal Mission. The State will get around Rs 1,500 crore for developing urban areas under three new schemes - Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban …
Rs 400 cr foundation for Punjab Nirman announced
At the meeting Punjab Chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh underscored the need to launch the Punjab Nirman Programme for improving the quality of life of residents of both urban and rural areas by ensuring basis civic amenities to them. The Rs 400 crore earmarked for the programme will cover the …
Monorail system to solve citys traffic problems
The Monorail Mass Rapid Transit System (MMRTS) project, proposed to run across 490 km in the Chennai, Tamilnadu has been kick started with the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) inviting bids to undertake works for the same. The MMRTS project was conceived by the State government to ease the heavy traffic …
HC notice on villagers' alternative to DDA project
The Delhi High Court has asked the Environment Ministry and DDA to explain why the proposal of outer Delhi villagers suggesting an alternative to the Rs 200-crore DDA road project linking three national highways through their colonies cannot be considered. The villagers have proposed an alternative and "financially viable" route …
5 states keen on urban renewal funds
Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh are expected to be the first states to send in proposals for urban development funds under the National Urban Renewal Mission launched by the Prime Minister last month. The ministry of urban development expects at least five to six proposals this year …
SC reminder: Parks not for weddings, Ram Lila
Let parks be parks in Delhi's concrete jungle and not be used for hosting marriage functions and Ram Lila celebrations. This clear signal emerged from the Supreme Court. A group of citizens, through counsel S Muralidhar, pointed out that almost 10 years back, on December 6, 1996, the court had …
Slum dwellers pay Rs 1 for 40 litres of water
Slum dwellers in Govindpura Industria, Madhya Pradesh have to pay heavily due to the dispute of two government agencies. The daily wagers have to walk miles wait hours together in queue, it is not even enough, they have to pay rupee 1 for 40 liter of water. Dwellers of Adarsh …
70 per cent of Delhi constructions illegal
As the search is on to find a solution to the problem of illegal constructions in Delhi, it has come to light that as many as 70 per cent of the Capital's buildings are unauthorised. The statistics were made available by planning experts at a meeting of a high-level panel …
'Make youth aware of need for water conservation'
Magsaysay Award winner and water conservation expert Rajendra Singh of Rajasthan said that it is necessary to create awareness among the younger generation about the importance of water conservation. He was inaugurating the 26th annual State-level "Krishi Mela'' organised by Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP), Koteshwara (Udupi district).
Scientists must play leading role in PURA project, says Kalam
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam called upon the scientific community to play a leading role in the Central Government's programme for "Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Areas" (PURA) by giving scientific, technological and managerial leadership. The clusters could comprise 20-30 neighbouring villages and provide facilities such as village knowledge centres, …
Porsche plans a hybrid
Porsche, the German luxury carmaker, plans to issue bonds denominated in euros with maturities of five and 10 years and a dollar-denominated hybrid issue. Holger H
Mummy Mia! 24 villages out of PDAs
The Goa state government has issued a notification withdrawing, from the operation of the TCP Act, 24 non-planning areas from Planning Development Authorities of Panjim and Mapusa. However, villages from Mormugao planning areas have not been excluded.
Urban renewal idea in state capitals
The Centre is so keen to re-do the urban infrastructure that it is holding workshops on the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission at seven state headquarters instead of waiting for state governments to approach it with project proposal. Billed as the single largest Central government initiative in the urban …
PM inaugurates Rs 3,000-cr expressway project in AP
The work on the biggest infrastructure of Andhra Pradesh - a 169-km long eight lane expressway around Hyderabad city worth Rs 3,000 crore was kicked off when the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the prestigious project at Shamshabad near the upcoming international airport. Addressing a public …
Operation clean-up: Sheila puts ball in PMs court
The Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, today met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to discuss the situation arising out of the clean-up action and demolition of unauthorised buildings on the orders of the Delhi High Court. The Chief Minister called on the Prime Minister this morning and is …
