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, …
Modhumoti Model Town in Amin Bazar on the outskirts of the capital. The town was built by filling up a wetland and the Supreme Court yesterday ordered the real-estate company to restore the wetland and repay, in double, people who bought plots from it. Photo: File The Supreme Court has …
The government is to commence the Northern Expressway project under the National Road Master Plan for 2007-2017. Phase one of this expressway consists of four stages. Stage one includes 53 kms from Enderamulla to Ambepussa via Mirigama, stage two includes 39 kms from Mirigama to Pellendeniya (Kurunegala), stage three includes …
The Sri Lankan government has received a US$ 98 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to rehabilitate and improve around 120 kilometers of provincial roads in Sri Lanka's conflict affected North. Under the Northern Road Connectivity Project, the financial assistance from the ADB will be utilized to rehabilitate …
In a major setback to more than 50 realty projects in Noida, the National Green tribunal (NGT) on Thursday issued notices to the ministry of environment and forests, Noida Authority chairman & CEO and Uttar Pradesh chief secretary for failing to protect the 10km radius around Okhla Bird Sanctuary under …
Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allocated Rs 334 million for the addition of 3rd and 4th lane to the Kashmir Highway from Peshawar Morr to Golra Morr. This amount was approved in the CDA budget for the financial year 2013-14. The project, which is to be completed at a cost …
The rural development ministry has released Rs 1078.72 crore proposal of the Odisha government for construction of roads and bridges under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). In a letter to chief minister Naveen Patnaik, Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said the pre-empowered committee of the ministry has approved …
Ezhimala-Puligom- Bhagamandala interstate road project has got struck because Karnataka government opposes it citing environmental impact. This project could revolutionize the connectivity between north Malabar and places like Mysore and Bangalore. However, with the Congress back in power, there is a ray of hope feel the people who lobbied for …
Green cover and water bodies almost equal to a quarter (23%) of Delhi's area have been lost to development works and rapid urbanization in the National Capital Region in just the past 13 years. The first comparative satellite-based study of change in land use in NCR has shown that between …
Green cover and water bodies almost equal to a quarter (23%) of Delhi’s area have been lost to development works and rabid urbanization in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the past 13 years. The first comparative satellite-based study of change in land use in NCR has shown that between …
Indian Ambassador Jayanta Prasad on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a bridge over Bangari River in Bhaluhi-Bharwalia VDC (Chiljhapati Ghat) in Bara district. The 40-meter-long bridge, being constructed with Indian assistance of Rs 31.79 million, will serve as a link to the road connecting the Nepal-India border, a statement …
According to this new UN report over 80% of the urban population added in the next 15 years will be found in China, India, South Africa,Nigeria, Indonesia and Pakistan & new strategies are needed to address impacts of the rapid urbanization. New strategies are needed to address the impacts of …
The broad objective of the Regional Plan-2021 "for promoting growth and balanced development of the Region” is to be achieved by: Providing suitable economic base for future growth by identification and development of regional settlements capable of absorbing the economic development impulse of NCT-Delhi; Providing efficient and economic rail and …
In 2011, the World Bank initiated the Partnership for Sustainable Cities, a group of leading urban actors with a mission to collaborate on city development around the world and foster city-led sustainable development. This synthesis paper, Building Sustainability in an Urbanizing World, is a product of the partnership’s early discussions. …
The urbanization process in the Asia-Pacific region is proceeding at unprecedented speed and scale. Rapid urbanization linked to economic growth brings new opportunities and challenges for sustainable and inclusive development. The pace of urban growth has caught many governments and communities in Asia and the Pacific unprepared. The demand for …
In a major relief to highway widening projects, the Cabinet on Thursday allowed exemption of environmental clearance requirement for stretches up to 100 km in length. Earlier, this was for stretches up to 30 km, as a result of which most expansion projects required green nod from the environment ministry. …
Inching closer towards making Metro Rail a reality in Lucknow, the state cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to the first phase of the project which will cover North-South corridor. The construction work would begin by year end and a major chunk likely to be completed by the end of …
We need to think about a pan-Himalayan development strategy which is based on the region's natural resources, culture and traditional knowledge - An interview with Sunita Narain.
The urban development department has prepared a Rs 670 crore scheme for execution of water supply, sewerage and waste water management of Gaya town. Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to be approached for funds for the scheme's execution. According to an official letter sent by urban development secretary S Sidhartha, …
Cataclysmic floods in the northern state of Uttarakhand are reminder India must act to save its fragile mountains Natural disasters often follow a predictable path in India. A flood or an earthquake happens every few years, the government blames the vagaries of nature, the right sympathetic noises are made, and …
NEW DELHI: While thousands have suffered the fury of floods in Uttarakhand, experts say worse tragedies may strike the region unless the rampant violation of the Himalayan state's sensitive ecology is checked. Environmentalists blamed the volume of the disaster on the dams, indiscriminate construction, uncontrolled tourism and ignorance about the …
