Auto drivers fret over LPG conversion kits
The auto drivers of Bangalore City, who kept off the road, have more than one grouse against the Transport Department. The drivers seem to be unaware of the prevailing prices of the government approved LPG retrofit engines (LPG kit) and are apprehensive that the existing refuel stations will not suffice …
KMC spends Rs 6.5 crore on road upgrade
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has spent Rs 6.5 crore in 2003-04 to widen roads to ease traffic movement. A stretch on Park Street, between its intercestions with Loudon Street and AJC Bose Road, is being widened.
Cabinet discusses ongoing efforts to introduce tourism in other regions
The Cabinet discussed ongoing government efforts to introduce tourism in further regions of the Maldives, the President's Office said. Ministers discussed a paper presented by the Tourism Ministry after conducting a survey of the atolls outside the present tourism zone, the President's Office said. Members of the Cabinet expressed their …
Slum shifts necessary for healthy hub
Minister for Health and Family Welfare Kagodu Thimmappa has expressed the need to create a satellite town for slum dwellers on the outskirts of the city to make Bangalore free of black spots. Inaugurating a two-day health summit organised by the Bangalore City Corporation (BCC), the minister extended support to …
Rain water harvesting: Now, work has to start
With summer approaching fast, need to save water is of top priority. It is strange Bangalore city's denizens allow thousands of gallons of rainwater to flow down storm-water drains every year. If this is harvested, experts say, it would save the city from drinking water crisis. This water can also …
Source of toxic gas dumped under the ground
At last the unused and the date-expired Methyl powder, the source of the toxic gas, was dumped under the ground. The fire service personnel extinguished the fire. Commissioner of Barisal City Corporation (BCC) K M Shahidullah and Regional Controller of Food Tabibul Huda (Bangladesh) said that after more 100 children, …
New Bill boon for land developers
By ensuring the passage of Karnataka Town and Country Planning Bills in the State Legislature, through which the government can now regularise building bye-law violations up to 50 per cent, it certainly does appear to be the case. This new bill is a boon to land developers and owners of …
Maharashtra has not promised Koyna water to Karnataka, says minister
Ajitrao Ghaorpade, Water Resources Minister of Maharastra, said that Maharashtra has not promised Karnataka to supply water from Koyna reservoir. Speaking to reporters he said that there have been no agreements between Maharashtra and Karnataka on the supply of water from Koyna reservoir. Maharashtra will not release water to Karnataka …
Looking for slum solution in Goa
At least for Councillors and officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi any solution to the burgeoning slum problem of the city lies in a trip to Mumbai and Goa. While the Capital is struggling hard to find a way to deal with the problem - an estimated 30-lakh people …
High Court directive to Centre, U.P. in Taj case
The Allahabad High Court today directed the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh Governmet to file its counter affidavit on writ petition seeking its directive to the State Government to take action against the people who had committed irregularities in the Taj Expresswat project on the basis of the report of …
MCD puts new bylaws in fast lane: Roadmap in 3 months
Finally, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has set the ball rolling for changing its archaic building bylaws. A study group, which has architects and town planning experts, will be drawing the roadmap within three months. And there are indications that the Noida and Greater Noida model
Rs 1,428 Cr okayed for PMs rural roads
Rural development minister Kashiram Rana has approved the Rs 1,428-crore proposal for construction of additional 7,582km rural roads under the third phase of the pradhan mantri gram sadak yojana for this fiscal. This Rs 1,428 crore project is for seven states
MCD to return Qudsia Bagh to its Mughal glory
With help from the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), the MCD has begun restoring the Mughal Garden of Qudsia Bagh behind ISBT and near the Metro station. While the MCD will fund and implement the project, INTACH will provide the original layout of the garden and …
Sheila seeks ban on slums` relocation
The Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, has sought a complete ban on relocation of slum clusters by the various agencies in Delhi until the conclusion of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. She has also sought setting up of special camps to enlist the people who have been relocated to a …
Stop slum eviction: EC
The State Election Commissioner has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to immediately stop 'eviction and relocation' of slum clusters in the Capital in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.
Asia`s largest slum to get $1.3 bln face-lift
Asia's largest slum lies smack bang between a high-tech business district with gleaming glass skyscrapers and a tiny Bombay suburb dotted with grand Art Deco mansions. The 600,000 residents of Dharavi are crammed into rows of makeshift shanties, cobbled together with nothing more than asbestos sheets, plastic, bamboo sticks, discarded …
`Urbanisation, lifestyle changes will drive growth`
Factors such as income growth, urbanisation and lifestyle changes are likely to drive economic growth in India over the next few years, according to Dr Rakesh Mohan, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India. He made this observation while delivering a lecture on 'India - Shape of things to come' at …
Good-bye to slums in the Capital after all?
A total of 850 families were peacefully relocated from the Gautampuri slum area of Yamuna Pushta to pave the way for beautification of the Capital's Yamuna riverfront even as the Union Tourism and Culture Minister, Jagmohan, announced that the entire bank of the river would be cleared of slums to …
