Just Rs 5500 cr for Shanghai dream
The much-hyped National Urban Renewal Mission, aimed at changing the look of seven mega-cities and 28 cities, will be getting all of Rs 5,500 crore as budgetary support. Of this, Rs 3,500 crore would go to the Urban Development Ministry to kickstart its National Mission Urban Infrastructure Development and Rs …
Delhi eyes Centres urban renewal pie
P Chidambaram's Budget today saw heavyweights in Delhi's political circuit claiming credit for what is being seen as a big push for the capital's infrastructure. Key sectors of transport, urban development and power are likely to benefit. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, after the mandatory
LPG blast: 700 jhuggies gutted in South, NW Delhi
Over 700 jhuggies and shops were gutted in two incidents of medium fires in south and north-west parts of the Capital. One person was injured. The fire in the Sabzi Market, Sector 9, RK Puram, South Delhi, gutted over 200 jhuggies and shops. The origin of the fire was believed …
Not a scheme that works
The Economic Survey has rapped the Urban Development Ministry for its myriad projects, calling for
29 multi-parking sites to provide car space
Delhi is to be gifted with 29 multi-parking sites by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) -- all set to add an additional 21,000 car spaces to the city's parking tally. Stating this in an affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court, DDA said that construction activity has not yet begun …
MCD to take over 150 colonies from DDA soon
Around 150 colonies currently the responsibility of the Delhi Development Authority, are set to be taken over by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. This includes 22 sectors of Dwarka, Dilshad Garden, and other colonies across the city. In a meeting at the Chief Minister's office, convened to discuss the basis …
Ambitious Master Plan for Lucknow proposed
Lucknow City will now be developed on the lines of the National Capital Region, according to the Master Plan 2021 proposed by the Lucknow Development Authority. Keeping in mind the rapid growth of the city, the boundaries of which will be touching those of its joining districts, the Master Plan …
HC orders removal of shops outside Safdarjung
The Delhi High Court today directed the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to remove shops set up outside Safdarjung Hospital in South Delhi within a month.A Bench comprising Chief Justice B. C. Patel and Justice S. K. Kaul further directed the CPWD to finish the renovation work of the Central …
Rs 981-crore for development of Kochi infrastructure
With the Cabinet deciding to take up the infrastructure development of three cities in Kerala, Kochi is expected to get Rs 981 crore for infrastructure development from the Central-aided Urban Renewal Project. The fund will be utilised as soon as the works in Kochi are included in the first phase. …
City reeling under water crisis
Certain parts of Kochi are experiencing acute drinking water shortage as two pumpsets at the pumping stations have developed a snag. The pumpsets stopped working on February 6 and 18. Kerala Water Authority (KWA) managed to repair one of them and works on the other at Thammanam are still going …
Delhi`s water dreams turning sour
The dream might just be turning sour even before the scorching summer sets in. The uncertainty over making the 140 MGD Sonia Vihar water treatment plant operational from May this year continues to haunt the Delhi Government with the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, today refraining from giving any deadline for …
Fire breaks out at Chennai Harbour
A major fire broke out at the marshalling yard close to the 10th Gate of the Chennai Harbour on Tuesday. The fire, which broke out at around 9 a.m. spread to the heaps of coal stored in the vicinity.In no time, around 70,000 tonnes of coal caught fire and the …
200 huts gutted, goods train catches fire
A raging fire in a slum cluster destroyed 200 huts besides engulfing a goods train this evening near Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi.The police sources said that the fire initially took place in one of the huts in the slum cluster along the railway track.It spread fast and gutted around …
A solar solution to waste
A new kind of space race is gaining velocity; harnessing a power akin to the stars' to zap away garbage and free up room in landfills. One of the leaders in the field is Westinghouse Plasma Corp., a Madison, Pennsylvania, company that has developed a machine whoch "plasma torch" blasts …
Govt, civic bodies get SC notice on unsafe buildings
The mushrooming of unsafe buildings in cities has caught the attention of the Supreme Court. It issued notices to the Centre, DDA, MCD, Bureau of Indian Standards and a host of technical bodies today on a PIL seeking an end to construction of such structures and strict implementation of safety …
Tilak Ngr gets March 31 deadline
Chemical godowns in Tilak Nagar have been issued a March 31 deadline for relocation and the Delhi government has asked MCD and the Fire department to issue notcies to these godowns. Chief Secretary S. Regunathan today asked MCD to send notices to the owners
