Urbanisation: UN report portrays the failure of govts
The only assertion that can be made with any degree of confidence about elections in India is that it is the poor voter - and not the upper or middle class one - who makes and breaks governments. Ironically, the urban poor comprise, to a significant extent, villagers who have …
Underground water a precious bet
Under ground reservoirs are proving best solution for the water woes of residents in this scorching summer as many resident welfare associations and societies are welcoming their constructions. And those who have already have one, seek more. Obviously the Delhi Jal Board's erratic and insufficient water supply through water tankers …
`Delhi Govt. delaying regularisation of slums`
The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president, Harsh Vardhan, lashed out at the Delhi Government for trying to "sabotage'' regularisation of unauthorised colonies in the Capital and for not being interested in providing the basic civic amenities to lakhs of residents who are living in these colonies under unhygienic conditions. In …
Villages connected to metalled roads
A newly created network of 11,187 km of metalled roads built under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna (Prime Minister's rural road scheme) now connects 1,922 villages with over one thousand population in Madhya Pradesh. A total of 2,503 roads with a 12,221-km length are to be constructed in four …
Hill states plan joint tourism strategy
Himachal Pradesh , Uttaranchal and Jammu and Kashmir will work out a joint strategy to force the Centre to have a separate policy for the promotion of tourism in hill states. Stating this at a press conference here today, the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Minister, Maj Vijay Mankotia, said the joint …
UP govt to spend Rs 300 cr on roads
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to spend Rs 300 crore on laying of new roads and maintaining and improving existing roads in the state. It was learnt that CM Mulayam Singh Yadav accorded his approval to the proposal at a meeting of UP State Road Corpn held.While the chief …
Sheila review civic amenities in Bawana slums
The Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, today visited the resettlement colonies in Bawana in North West Delhi and reiterated her Government'commitment and policy to ensure that whenever relocation of slums and "juggi jhopris" (slums tenements) took place, the people being shifted out were not only provided with alternative plots but …
Clean air still a distant reality
Tokyo has adopted it. So has Hong Kong and many EU countries. The US and UK too have set a roadmap for their vehicles to meet the Euro IV emission norms by the end of next year. But India is dithering on it. Here, while select 11 cities will need …
Action plan for Capitals building bylaws ready
The action plan for rewriting the Capital's building bylaws is ready. Town planning and civic body experts met to finalise the first draft of the by-laws which are expected to be completed by the month of August. The task of formulating Local Area Plans
Land transfers: House team to visit spot
In a significant development in the tribal belt land transfer scam, the Public Accounts Committee of Assam State Assembly has decided to go for spot verification in the Sonapur Revenue Circle, on the outskirts of the city on May 29. The Committee will verify the matter and hold discussions with …
CM okays project to upgrade roads
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has approved a Rs 300-crore project for maintenance and upgradation of one lakh kilometre roads on the state. He also ordered release of Rs 63 crore for improvement of roads in the rural areas.
UPA govt. to continue highway development projects
Indicating readiness of the UPA government to open the Srinagar -Muzaffarabad road, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping T.R. Baalu today said the new government would continue the highway development projects initiated by the previous NDA government.
Ravi`s changing course poses threat
The Ravi,which flows along the Indo-Pak border in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts, has become a source of misery for many residents of the border belt. It has been posing a constant threat to human life due to its ever-changing course, especially during the rains. The river's changing course, has already …
UNDP to promote Sualkuchi as rural tourism centre
Sualkuchi, the silk capital of eastern India, may soon become a rural tourism centre following a pilot intervention by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Sualkuchi has been stagnating with silk production, despite thriving economy of silk would over. UNDP is planning to intervene to turn it into a rural …
Dikshit promises relocation policy
The Delhi government said it would soon be able to come out with a comprehensive relocation and rehabilitation policy, given the installation of a
Tourism policy sans action : report
Unable to take advantage of the loss of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir due to insurgency the Himachal Tourism Department is pursuing a tourism policy sans action and overselling the already saturated Shimla-Kulu Manali circuits. These are the remarks made in the latest Himachal Pradesh Development report brought out by …
