350 slums cleared from Sarita Vihar
Acting on a Delhi High Court order, the Delhi Development Authority and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, in a joint operation, removed 200 jhuggies and encroachments from Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estates in Sarita Vihar, South Delhi. The drive took place in B1 and B2 extension areas of the society. The …
DDA budget puts money on infrastructure, greens
DDA member (Finance) A.K.Patnaik today presented the budget for the year 2004-05 to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vijai Kapoor. The budget envisages increased development of land, housing stock, infrastructural development such as construction of flyovers, facilities for sports and large scale development of green area. The expenditure estimates of the DDA …
Shifting of Yamuna Pushta slums approved
The Election Commission approved "in principle" the shifting of slum clusters from Yamuna Pushta, before the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Union Tourism Minister, Jagmohan, plans to develop the area into a tourist spot and a green belt. Following the coming into force of the model code of conduct, the …
Pragati Maidan to get Rs 820 crore facelift
India's top exhibition ground, Pragati Maidan, is set to get a Rs 820 crore facelift, which will include new exhibition centres, convention halls, food plazas and a five-star hotel. The Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) said it would securitise future rent receipts to raise the money required to expand and …
To reinvent Yusuf Sarai, DDA takes inspiration from Shanghai
Plans have been drawn to decongest Aurobindo Marg which runs in front of the busy Yusuf Sarai market. The wait is now for the DDA's Planning department to give approval and the Engineering department to implement it. The problems on Aurobindo Marg are complex
Elevated highways to ease Delhi traffic
The Chief Minister, Ms Shiela Dikshit, said today that Delhi has more traffic signals than the rest of the country put together and if the traffic is to be controlled, advanced elevated highways are needed on the Ring Road. She was speaking on the occasion of release of the
Locals to protest KMC expansion plan
After waiting for 81 days, around 50 locals of Kalanki and Soaltee Mode decided to protest against the Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Keshav Sthapit for demolishing infrastructure without any follow up. In the name of road expansion project, Mayor Sthapit, without any notice, had demolished around 50 houses and affected …
Rajasthan govt to set up tourism board
The Rajasthan governemnt is planning to set up a tourism board. The board would have representatives from government departments and the private sector, tourism department officials said.
HC disallows carrying of petrol in old vehicles
Petrol station owners in Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh will not be able to transport fuel in tankers and carriers more than 15-year-old even if the vehicles have been issued fitness certificates by the authorities concerned.
Swiss cities deemed best for living, Baghdad worst
Baghdad, which suffered war and occupation in 2003, ranked the worst place to live in the world in a survey just published. Concerns over security and precarious infrastructure were among the reasons putting Baghdad at the bottom of a survey on the quality of life in 215 world cities by …
Ban on new NHs lifted
Realising that the way to electoral success is through road-building, the government has lifted the ban on declaration of new national highways. This will lead to creation of about 7,500 km of national highways by a stroke of pen. Planning Com-mission deputy chairman KC Pant cleared the proposal of the …
State Govt out to throttle Champabati project
The Director of the Central Water Commission (CWC), Guwahati, Ram Saran, has held the State Planning Department responsible for the fund crunch facing the Champabati (Major) Irrigation Project. Sources said that the Government of Assam could invest in the project an amount of Rs 48.76 crore only till 1996-97 and …
Curbs on development near TG Halli catchment area
Expressing serious concern over the decreasing inflow to the Tippagondanahalli reservoir, which is one of the sources of drinking water for Bangalore city, the Department of Ecology and Environment has issued a notification restricting certain types of development activities in the catchment area of the reservoir. A press release issued …
Express-Exnora Civic Forum launched
The Express-Exnora Civic Forum (EECF), a public-spirited endeavour for a cleaner, greener and healthier Chennai, was launched. The forum is a joint effort of The New Indian Express and Exnora International as part of commemorating the birth centenary of the Indian Express founder Ramnath Goenka.
Rs 504-cr road projects for Himachal, Bengal
The Ministry of Rural Development on Friday cleared projects worth Rs 504.12 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for the construction of 2,354.22 km of roads in Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal. All these proposals are for new connectivity. In West Bengal, the value of the projects …
Plan to privatise inter-state routes
The Delhi government is planning to give permits to private operators to run buses on inter-state routes. The government has reportedly set a criterion wherein only those operators who have not less than 30 buses on roads will be entitled to bid for such permits.
Delhiites will have to pay more for water
Delhiites will soon have to pay extra charges for disposing of used or dirty water from their households in addition to what they are paying at present for drinking water. The government is considering a proposal in this regard which finally made the cost of water consumption quite high as …
Illegal colonies: Centre seeks HC nod on norms
The Central Government has approached the Delhi High Court, seeking its approval of revised guidelines for regularising unauthorised colonies in the national Capital, which, among other things, extends the
New norms for illegal colonies
The Centre began the process of getting High Court approval for regulatrising Delhi's unauthorised colonies. As announced earlier by Union labour minister Sahib singh Verman, the government moved an application before the court of Chief Justice B C Patel and Justice B D Ahmed.
