Road project
The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has signed an agreement with the Union rural development ministry and Bihar government for construction upgradation of over6,000 km fo rural roads in Bihar.
DDA to try Mumbai model
The DDA has found a Mumbai model to protect its heritage areas. Under the Masterplan 2021, for
Mewat to be Haryanas 20th district
Haryana government has decided to create its 20th district comprising the area of Mewat to ensure speedy development of the region falling in Gurgaon. The decision to create a new district of Mewat area was taken on the basis of the recommendations made by a committee constituted to undertake a …
Quality tourism will not harm ecosystems
The news that the government plans to open up 23 remote Lakshadweep and Andaman islands to private promoters is bound to raise alarm bells. But, in fact, the revenue earned from tourism could well help sustain the fragile ecosystems of these islands. Had it not been for private initiative, Rajasthan's …
Govt plans new policy on shacks
Minister for Tourism Matanhy Saldanha, on July 26, declared the Goa State government's intentions of forming a policy to regulate the allotment of shacks along the coastal belt. Besides working out guidelines pertaining to allocation of shacks vis a vis space available, Mr Saldanha told the House that the policy …
Masterplan late, DDA has no deadline
Master plan 2021 is late with even the first draft not ready. Recently, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had publicly expressed her concern over the delay. Work on it started in 1999 and in July 2003 the then Lieutenant-Governor, Vijai Kapoor, had announced that first draft would be completed in six …
Hudco proposes mega project on salt-pan lands
Forget Mumabi turning into another Shanghai. If the Housing and Urban Development Corporation has its way, it may soon have a 'city with a city' spread over 5,500 hectares with a Sydney-li ke seafront.
New master plan gets cabinet nod
The master plan for Jammu urban area was today appproved by the stae cabinet at a meeting. Accoding to chief secretary Dr Sudhir S Bloeria the plan shall remain in force upto 2021. He added that the new master plan ujfolds a comprehensive strategy for development of winter capital with …
J&K abolishes land revenue
The state government approved the draft of Jammu and Kashmir Land Revenue Bill, 2004 to abolish Land Revenue. This decision was taken at the meeting of the state cabinet.
Abedkar Awas Yojana: Ray of hope for homeless Goans
Goa's homeless must spot a ray of hope in the State Government's decision to introduce the Ambedkar Awas Yojana. This scheme which aims to provide 100 sq mts land to the homeless was tabled in the State Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
Centre approaches SC on SYL
The Centre filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking fresh directions on the construction of the Sutlej-Yamuna link canal in the wake of the controversy arising from Punjab's unilateral decision to scrap its agreements with neighbouring states on the sharing of river water. The application was filed by the …
The great Indian divide
The sharp increase in rural-urban disparities in India after decades of planned development is alarming, for planning itself was conceived as an instrument to narrow down such disparities.
Master plan for slum-free city remains distant dream
The Master Plan for making Delhi slum free will remain a distant dream for the city. The seven-member high-level committee formed to frame the Master Plan within 15 days has asked for more time. On June 25, the Union urban development ministry had constructed a committee to prepare a Master …
NHAI bows to nature, courtesy Centre
The Union ministry of environment and forests has forced the National Highway Authority of India to change the alignment of the East -West corridor, a part of Golden Quadrilateral, passing through North Bengal in a bid to save wildlife and forests.
Sheila for one agency for upkeep of roads
In an effort to streamline the maintenance and construction of roads in the capital presently undertaken by multiple agencies the Delhi government is contemplating constitution of a single agency which could be dedicated and held.
Solution to the never-ending woes of urbanites?
The Urban Development Department set up an ad hoc committee to review and suggest normative standards for the five core services of water supply, underground drainage, solid waste management, roads and streetlights. The fact that a whopping Rs 7,326.52 crore capital investment is required to provide the five basic services …
Orissa to sell surplus Govt land
Cash-strapped Orissa has decided to sell surplus government land to tide over its current financial crisis. Sources said that the Government has identified 17,667 acres of unused surplus land of which nearly 7,000 acres may be sold off. However, with mounting suspicion that politicians might make a killing, the move …
