In this report, ESCAP explores the future of urbanization in Asia and the Pacific, focusing on the dynamic shifts in the region’s urban landscape. It highlights the region’s demographic transformations, including population ageing, and the persistent challenges of urban poverty and inequality. The analysis covers urban areas of all sizes, …
Uttar Pradesh government has drafted a new policy for the development projects in the state. Christened as State Urban Housing & Habitat Policy (SUHHP) 2014, the policy would give opportunity to the land owners to own 25 per cent out of the developed land that they will give for the …
The Street Vendors Act, 2014 is a pioneering initiative to protect the livelihood rights and social security of urban street vendors in the country and thereby aid poverty alleviation efforts of the Government. The Act aims at fostering a congenial environment for the urban street vendors to carry out their …
Bird lovers in Marathwada are having a good time spotting several feathered friends at the water bodies in Marathwada, though there has been a drop in the Greater Flamingo numbers this year. The Jayakwadi reservoir, Tembapuri project, Dheku dam, Sukhana dam, Songthana medium project, Majalgaon dam, Ghanewadi project and Vishnupuri …
Recognizing the Sri Lankan government's vision to develop a well-planned and connected network of cities and townships throughout the country by 2020, the World Bank has agreed to grant US$ 147 million to Sri Lanka. The loan assistance through the World Bank's lending arm, International Development Association (IDA) will be …
The Government of Sri Lanka has received a loan of Rs. 9.8 billion (Japanese Yen 7.62 billion) from the Government of Japan through its lending arm, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to protest the national road network of the country from landslide disasters. The Landslide Disaster Protection Project of the …
This report presents a series of lessons on good practice and innovative approaches for urban risk management, preparedness and response programmes learnt from Kathmandu Valley case study. The report covers the full disaster (risk) management cycle, including understanding urban risk and complexity, strengthening preparedness and managing the response. It also …
This working paper presents a holistic approach for how a city can customise its rapid vulnerability assessment in order to understand what is required for building climate resilience. The framework can be used to highlight the potential impact of climate change on urban services arising from the geographical setting of …
This issue focuses on efforts and projects in building community resilient to climate change and natural hazards. The bulletin discusses why, despite the recognition of the critical role of indigenous knowledge, policies and plans have failed to find a place for it in climate adaptation strategies in Asia. Additionally, it …
The World Bank has threatened to cancel its grants if the blacktopping of Salyan-Rukum road stretch on Rapti Highway is further delayed. In 2012, World bank had provided Rs 690 million to blacktop the road stretch. The bank’s Nepal-based representatives have warned that the grant amount will be taken back …
Delays in land acquisition and environment clearances have hampered the progress of expressways in the country, Minister for Road Transport and Highways Oscar Fernandes said. "Land acquisition and environment (clearances) are some of the issues which one has to deal with. Expressways are greenfield projects and a lot of planning …
The Punjab government has approved over Rs700 million Project Cost-II (PC-II) for the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project. It plans to launch the project at a 36-kilometre stretch along both sides of the River Ravi, starting from five miles downstream of India-Pakistan border and ending approximately two miles downstream at …
The weekly digest of important reports, research, policy documents, regulations, studies, court cases, protests,conflicts, initiatives, photos, data, statistics, infographics, presentations on the India Environment Portal, 22 - 28 February 2014.
Considering the challenges being faced by the State in highways development, CII will soon come out with a report titled ‘Repositioning of National Highways in Kerala – 2030.’ The problems pertaining to highways in Kerala, according to CII, are worsening by the day and this is having an adverse impact …
The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has identified four regional rapid transit system (RRTS) corridors falling in Haryana sub-region of NCR. These corridors will help in fast movement of men and material thereby effecting decongestion of roads, less pollution and lesser travel time. This was stated by Haryana chief …
Construction work of the Northern Expressway from capital Colombo to northernmost city of Jaffna has started, the Director General of the Road Development Authority (RDA) W.A.S. Weerasinghe said. According to the official, the 300-kilometer long highway will be constructed under four stages and the first stage of the project from …
The cabinet Monday approved cutting down and removing some 498 'Sal' trees of the reserved forest from Joydevpur to Mawna for implementing the Joydevpur- Mymensingh road development project. The decision of the cabinet came partly for relaxing the decision taken on December 30, 2010 that restricted the cutting down of …
In an innovative way to save environment, Rajasthan Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Yunus Khan has approved a project to build roads by using plastic waste and fly ash in Jaipur and Dausa districts. A total of 24 roads - 19 in Jaipur and five in Dausa - would be …
Punjab government has given green signal to initiate Leh Expressway project. Rawalpindi divisional and district administration sought details on the progress so far made on this project following the yes nod by the government for launching of this project but the administration could not obtain noteworthy details from Rawalpindi Development …
New Delhi: Haryana has a bizarre and logic-defying formula to balance urban development and environment protection in NCR. The state government has proposed that some of the nature conservation zones, which are critical for sustainability, could be scrapped in “urbanizable” areas and relocated somewhere else. This sub-regional plan will be …
In view of growing urbanisation and industrialisation, Maharashtra government will implement a river conservation scheme, under which sewage water will be treated for reuse in industry and agriculture. The scheme will be implemented in class 'D' municipal corporations, councils and villages with population up to 15,000 that are situated along …
