Rajasthan floats new township
Rajasthan has taken the lead in floating a proposal for establishing a world-class city in the National Capital Region (NCR) with public-private partnership to ease the population pressure on Delhi. The State Government has selected the Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror area for implementing the ambitious urban scheme. The Centre has assured of providing …
Central help sought for urban development project
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has sought the help of Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad to get the Rs. 1,210-crore Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project cleared by the Department of Economic Affairs so that the State can open negotiations with Asian Development Bank for …
PURA will bridge rural, urban divide
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said that knowledge of technology was the means for realising sustainable rural prosperity and employment generation. He said the concept of PURA (providing urban facilities in rural areas), if backed with technology, would bridge the rural-urban divide. Addressing the convention of the National Alliance and …
Speedway to put Bangalore City on fast track
The Bangalore Development Authority has mooted a high-speed "Core Ring Road' for the City. The proposal, one of the recommendations of the Master Plan 2005-2015 (the draft revised Comprehensive Development Plan), envisages a speedway on which there will be no need for traffic to stop at any point. The City's …
City will grow in circles: CDP
The Bangalore City will grow around in circles over the next ten years, going by the draft of Master Plan 2015 (technically, the revised Comprehensive Development Plan
Rs 527-cr World Bank aid for city traffic
The Greater Chennai Metropolitan area will get Rs 527.5 crore ($ 121.5 mn), under the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project-III to upgrade its transport and traffic infrastructure.The assistance forms the transport and traffic management sub-component of the urban investment component of the TNUDP-III, for which the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority …
Valley`s slum dwellers in vicious trap
Many slum-dwellers living in the 66 slum communities of Kathmandu are deprived of electricity, water supply and other basic amenities - because they don't have citizenship. Slum dwellers' problems - like Karki's, is a complicated one. The District Administration Office (DAO) asks for documents of electricity and water supply when …
Irregularities in Sonia Vihar water project
Senior Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials are spending sleepless nights these days over the ambitious Sonia Vihar water treatment plant that is yet to receive any raw water even months after its completion.Now the Central Vigilance Commission has pointed towards various irregularities in the project and has asked its Technical …
1st contract by fiscal-end for six-laning under NHDP-V by FY06
The government has decided to initiate the process of six-laning of National Highways under phase five of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP-V) by awarding contract for the first 500 kilometers before the end of the fiscal. The proposal will be sent for Cabinet clearance later this month. The Prime …
Jaya allocates Rs 920 crores to improve roads
Chief minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday allocated Rs 920 crore towards improving the state highways, major district roads, panchayat and panchayat union roads as part of the Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme (CRIDP). This is towards the second phase of the CRIDP, according to a government. The chief minister had earlier …
TN farmers to press for Cauvery release
The Mettur level has increased "substantially" in the last four days, thanks to the inflow of water from the Kabini reservoir, but it is nowhere near the desired quantum for opening up the sluices for the Kuruvai cultivation. "The inflow is 28,181 cusecs and 900 cusecs is discharged from the …
Rs. 920 crores granted for roads
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has sanctioned Rs. 920 crores for improving the profile of roads in the State under the Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme. The funds will be utilised for upgrading 1,420-km-long State Highways (at Rs. 300 crores); 1,676-km-long Major District Roads (Rs. 300 crores); 3,597-km-long Other District Roads (Rs. …
Haryana to develop 3 new cities
Following its success in developing Gurgaon as an attractive city near Delhi, Haryana plans to develop three new cities with an aim to boost progress of its areas close to the national Capital and to decongest the metropolis.Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda told mediapersons here that the new cities …
NCR 2021 gets green signal
The process to decongest the National Capital Region received a boost with NCRPB (National Capital Region Planning Board) approving the Regional Plan 2021. Announcing the approval, Union Urban Development Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said the plan aims to develop seven districts of Haryana, five of Uttar Pradesh and one of …
State roads network to get major facelift
The Assam State Public Works Department (PWD) is set to implement a World Bank-sponsored US $ 200-million project, which is expected to give a complete facelift to whole road network of State Highways (SHs) and Major District Roads (MDRs). The State at present has 1,479 km of State Highways and …
World Bank loan of $300m for TN
The World Bank has approved a loan of $300 million to Tamil Nadu to take up projects for developing the urban infrastructure. The World Bank aid will be utilised to enhance the quality of urban infrastructure in the state. According to the World Bank, access roads in the greater metropolitan …
36 p.c. rise in foreign tourists in Rajasthan
Rajasthan has registered a 36 per cent increase in the arrival of foreign tourists and a 29 per cent increase in the influx of domestic tourists in the first four months of this year. The desert State expects the visit of nearly 12-lakh foreign tourists to popular destinations this year, …
Call for better management of water resources
A high-level Expert Committee on Water Resources appointed by the Rajasthan Government has recommended rigorous measures for better management of water resources and optimum utilisation of the available reserves.The committee has laid emphasis on generating mass awareness on the water-related issues as well as ensuring people's participation in water management.The …
