Urbanisation or economic growth?
n the recently concluded United Nations University's World Institute for Development Econo-mics Research's Jubilee Conference on the future of development economics, some economists rightly pointed out that rapid urbanisation had been taking place in many parts of the developing world. They highlighted that one of the future paths of development …
A futuristic plan to decongest City
The Bangalore Metro may be a long time away, but the transport department is already thinking big. Serpentine bus queues, choked lanes, messy traffic and endless confusion
Pakistan has rich tourism potential: Jamal
Pakistan Minister for Tourism G.G.Jamal said Pakistan is one of the richest countries in world with tourism potential. Speaking at PTV he said, this potential was rarely been tapped by the governments in past. He said, the present government is giving special attention to the development of this area by …
Haryana and Delhi to work jointly on tax, Metro, water
In a booster to the National Capital Region concept, the Delhi and Haryana governments, after a summit meeting of their chief ministers in the capital on Monday issued a joint statement to work on a host of issues including transport, taxation and water. The Delhi chief minister, Sheila Dikshit, has …
CM blames neighbours for water crisis
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has blamed the neighbouring states for the water crisis in Delhi. She said, about five lakh people come to the Capital each year from these states, yet they are reluctant to provide water to the city. "Since Delhi does not have any water source of …
Amarasuriya to promote Lankas tourism
Mahendra Amar-asuriya, leading banker ,businessman and newly appointed Second Vice President of the International Lions Club says that he wishes to promote Sri Lanka as a tourist destination among the global Lion members, which amounted to more than 3.5 million in 193 countries. He assured that Sri Lanka will receive …
Plan to widen important city roads
The Delhi Government has initiated an eight-pronged action plan to widen and strengthen all roads, including the national highways, to ease the commuting between the Capital and neighbouring towns in the region.Delhi Urban Development and PWD Minister A K Walia said a strategy had been chalked out to effectively tackle …
Rs 400 crore for urban roads
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has directed upgrading of roads in municipal and corporation areas at a cost of Rs 400.81 crore under the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Road Development Project 2005.According to an official Press release, priority will be given under the project for upgrading
HC notice to govt on CNG conversion
The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the State government, the Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Ahmedabad, and the State transport commissioner over an autorickshaw owner's petition challenging the decision to convert auto-rickshaws into CNG-run vehicles.
Salt-pan land: A goldmine for builders
The 5,000 acres of salt-pan land in Mumbai has been eyed by the powerful builders lobby, who consider it to be a prospective goldmine, for a long time. The land belongs to the Centre but many builders have entered into an agreement with the erstwhile salt-makers, who were given this …
Delhi to host international meet on transport systems
The 7th Asia Pacific Conference and Exhibition on ITS ( Intelligent Transport Systems) is being organized in Delhi between August 9 to 11 by the Association for Intelligent Transport Systems (AITS) .At a briefing on the forthcoming Asia Pacific region , Amitabh Bajpayee, said in Bhopal that this is the …
Providing potable water for Kavaratti people
Water, Water everywhere but not a drop to drink. This familiar saying pops up in one's mind while visiting Lakshadweep . The island had no easy accss to safe drinking water for its 60,000 residents till recently. All they had was salt water.Some experiments had been made with a variety …
Officers` club puts DDA in a spot
The Delhi Development Authority, which is entrusted with the task of preserving the heritage of Delhi, had constructed its Officers' Club at Siri Fort in South Delhi in violation of the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. However, despite the blatant violation of the …
Tourism Ministry starts new project for rural areas
In a move that is likely to benefit the local community both economically and socially, the Ministry of Tourism has launched a project to showcase rural life, art, culture and heritage. Addressing the Parliamentary Consultative Committee, the Minister for Tourism, Ms Renuka Chowdhury, said 55 such projects have been sanctioned …
Hundreds of objections to Master Plan for Delhi 2021
On April 8, 2005, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) released the draft Master Plan for Delhi 2021. Under the Public Notice Process of the Delhi Development Act, the citizens of Delhi were given a period of 90 days to file their objections to the Plan. Hazards Centre, a Delhi based civil …
New canal for southern districts
Parched people of southern districts in Haryana feel somewhat relieved following the government move to construct a new canal to bring water to the following districts: Rewari, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Sonepat, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh. The announcement made recently by the Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, would be a major relief …
Two dozen villages flooded by Ganga water
With River Ganga and Soti flowing above the danger mark in Hastinapur Khadar area, a flood-like situation has gripped more than one and a half dozen villages. On Wednesday evening, water from the Ganga flooded into the villages following reported discharge of 1.5 lakh cusecs of water into the Ganga.More …
NCR opens heritage chapter, footnote on sites yet to be excavated
The NCR Planning Board has introduced a chapter on heritage conservation, in an attempt to increase tourism in the National Capital Region and to provide an impetus to economic growth. The Board will look at the conservation of 1,627 monuments in the NCR and has also identified 26 conservation areas. …
India Gate water channels dry up, tubewells useless
Depletion of water table has taken its toll on the India Gate channels. The eight water channels around the monument stand without a drop of water despite the 10-12 tubewells installed by the New Delhi Municipal Council to fill them. These tubewells have stopped working.
