Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Projects include purchase of new buses, construction of flyovers and underpasses, and laying of new roads. With the aim of improving civic infrastructure in Bangalore and Mysore, the State government has sent proposals for at least 30 projects worth Rs 1,600 to the Centre under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban …
New Delhi: A controversy seems to be in the making between the urban development (UD) ministry and the road transport ministry on specifications of low-floor buses with both coming up with their own norms for “commuters’ convenience”. Recently, the UD ministry came out with a fresh set of specifications for …
In the 'Report to the People', released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, the government presented figures to highlight growth in employment and doubling of wages under MNREGA, three-fold increase in food subsidy, growth in social sector schemes and tele-density. …
Apprehensions are rife over the amount of water to be supplied by the Kerala Water Authority to the city once the Rs 201-crore Maradu Water Treatment Plant is commissioned. As per the original detailed project report (DPR) 52 per cent of the water recycled at the treatment plant with a …
SHILLONG: The Government-run public transport system in the city – the SPTS bus service and the SSPTS maxi taxi service – has been appreciated by the Central Government, Principal Secretary, Urban Affairs, P Naik claimed here. Naik informed that a meeting was held in New Delhi recently on the JNNURM …
Urban administration and development minister Babulal Gaur has said that nullahs falling into the Upper Lake will be stopped and the lake will be made completely pollution-free. Gaur inspected the lake on cruise and gave necessary directives to officers. Gaur said efforts to conserve the lake need to be ensured …
The municipal corporation (MC) has mooted a Rs 290 crore project under the centrally-funded Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM) to augment water supply network in the city, which will not only provide water supply to outer areas on the periphery, but will also benefit residents in the old …
It's a chicken-and-egg situation. In the absence of a good public transport system, the city is dependent on private transport. The number of vehicles is steadily increasing as close to 1200 cars are registered in Delhi every day. But the civic infrastructure has not kept pace with this trend. Of …
The Jawaharlal Nehru Urban National Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has been extended by two years allowing municipal bodies to take up infrastructure development projects. The scheme will now remain in force till March 2014. An official from the Goa state urban development agency (GSUDA) confirmed receiving a letter from urban development …
In 2008, the Delhi government completed the construction of around 14,000 flats that were to be allotted to people belonging to the economically weaker sections. Five years later, the flats are empty and have fallen into disrepair. No allotment has been made till now, though government received thousands of applications …
Rs. 100-crore project to be completed by mid-2014; will produce power from solid waste generated in Tambaram and Pallavaram Preliminary civil works for a waste-to-energy power plant began at Venkatamangalam village on Monday. The non-incineration facility will produce power from solid waste generated in Tambaram and Pallavaram municipalities. A bhoomi …
Reasons Such As Chronic Shortage And Impurities In The Supply Cited Lucknow: The recent government order to install water meters across all houses in seven major cities of UP, including Lucknow, has irked most sections of the society. The chronic shortage in supply hours and dirty flow of water has …
BHOPAL: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 28 crore for Kamla Park flyover and Rs 27 crore for the completion of the BRTS construction work, including the Habibganj rail over-bridge, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. In all, Rs 192 crore was sanctioned after a meeting of urban administration and development …
Two new projects on solid waste management and improving water supply have been sanctioned for Rajkot under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the flagship programme of central government. These projects are for improving solid waste management and water supply in the city. "A sum of Rs 73.65 crore …
The Nagpur municipal corporation's (NMC) claims about being role model in water supply seem pretty tall. The civic body has no idea where 400 million litres per day (MLD) out of 652 MLD supplied to the city goes, even after spending around 800 crore under central government's JNNURM. The shocking …
Meghalaya Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Secretary T Lyngwa on Sunday informed that the last slot of Government sanctioned SPTS buses would be hitting the streets of the capital in May. Speaking to The Shillong Times here on Sunday, Lyngwa said, “Twenty more buses will be coming by the first week …
New Delhi: With the assembly elections scheduled for later this year, Delhi Jal Board has earmarked 39% of its Rs 1,665 crore budget for 2013-14 for urban water supply. The focus of their work this year, as has been for the past few years, is improving sewage and sanitation for …
In the absence of comprehensive plans for traffic movement and decongestion of cities, the Union Urban Development Ministry is looking out for agencies to draw up a comprehensive mobility plan for cities. The burgeoning population and increasing traffic volume have been a cause of concern for the Ministry. It has …
Officials step up checking to identify illegal connections and to seize motor pumps A survey conducted by the municipal corporation has revealed that 21 wards are facing drinking water scarcity. Of the 100 wards of the civic body, 79 wards do not experience water crisis while the rest need immediate …
CM Prithviraj Chavan announced Wednesday formation of a special investigation team (SIT) to probe financial irregularities and violation of norms by private contractors at the Deonar, Kanjurmarg and Mulund dumping grounds. "The government needs to evolve a solid waste management policy to effectively tackle the 7,000 metric tonnes of garbage …
