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 …
KOCHI: A meeting to review the status of the drinking water projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for Kochi will be held in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Convened by Water Resources Minister P J Joseph, the meeting is expected to discuss the initiatives for solving the portable …
ZAFAR ALAM KHAN notes that first blood was spilled in Aishbagh police station area where a man was murdered following a dispute over filling of containers. Falling water table is a concern, so are funds to ensure a better distribution network. Sweating it for water is common in cities, but …
When the first set of detailed data from Census 2011, Houses, Households Amenities and Assets, was released a couple of weeks ago, there was much flinching at the fact that around half of all Indians still defecate in the open. The census data also showed that piped and treated drinking …
“The agreement signed during the previous Congress regime was in favour of private firm” Recently, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, on more than one occasion, expressed his displeasure over the substance of the agreement reached between local bodies and the selected private player to manage solid waste in Puducherry. According to …
Mawprem legislator Manas Chaudhuri on Wednesday raised concern over the shoddy manner the drainage system under the JNNURM Scheme is being implemented in various parts of the city. “It is really painful that there are many drains being constructed in slipshod and unprofessional manner,” Chaudhuri said during the Question Hour …
Since infrastructure inevitably lags behind commercial development, there is a severe water problem in about 800 new colonies located at various places in 12 surrounding municipalities that are now part of Greater Hyderabad. A majority of these colonies are not even connected to a drinking water distribution system and thousands …
Even after 7 years, big chunk of JNNURM phase-1 projects still on paper; phase-2 may be announced in April The proposed phase-2 of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) may see allocations double, though close to half of the phase-1 projects remain pending, especially in the case of …
Play a dry Holi, save water — reads a newspaper advertisement put up by the state drinking water and sanitation department. But the department for one doesn’t seem to practise what it preaches. While Ranchi residents are being exhorted to renounce liquid colours this brief psychedelic season, leaking pipes and …
AHMEDABAD: Parking lots of most malls display a warning: Park at your own risk - the mall will take no responsibility for theft or damage caused to the car. But the proposed parking policy of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will ensure parking contractors can't skip this responsibility and much …
BHUBANESWAR: The Government is all set to explore energy efficient and renewable energy mechanisms for its public transport system in the Capital and other cities included under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) phase II of which is scheduled to go underway from 2014. Electricity and solar powered buses …
Corporation readying a proposal seeking Rs. 134 crore from Union Government. Singanallur tank may get a fresh lease of life if the Coimbatore Corporation has its way. The Corporation is readying a proposal seeking Rs. 134 crore from the Union Government under phase two of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban …
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has cleared the proposal for construction of around 15,000 tenements by the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board at Perumbakkam. The clearance follows the TNSCB fulfilling the requirement of constructing an 18-metre-wide road near the multi-storeyed buildings. The move seeks to facilitate the resettlement and …
AHMEDABAD: The ambitious Rs 15.9 crore e-governance project for Ahmedabad city has finally been given the nod by the JnNURM committee. The project once implemented will not only strengthen electronic interface between the public and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), but also bring in transparency in taxation issues. One of …
This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG;) on Government of Odisha relates to matters arising from Performance Audit of selected programmes and activities and Compliance Audit of Government departments and Autonomous Bodies. The primary purpose of the Report is to bring to the notice of the …
In order to achieve its goal of making Delhi a slum-free city, the Delhi Government will start allotment of houses under the Economically Weaker Section category from April this year, Industries Minister Ramakant Goswami said during a visit to a construction site at Pootkhurd in North-West Delhi on Friday. With …
Oppn May Use Issues As Ammo To Target Govt In Budget Session New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is giving final touches to two reports where it has pointed out anomalies in allocation of funds under the centrally-run JNNURM scheme and UPA government’s debt waiver to farmers in …
TURA:The Tura Public Transport System (TPTS) which is operating ten buses given under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission will soon be granted another ten new buses because of the successful running of the service. The transport service which was launched on Republic Day, this year, has been working …
Netherlands will collaborate with Madhya Pradesh in the development, expansion and scientific orientation of agriculture and horticulture sectors in the State. Netherlands’ Consul-General Marijke A Van Drunen Littel called on Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Wednesday and evinced interest in making investment in agriculture and horticulture as well …
IIM-Ranchi is getting ready to partner the state to conduct a study on the availability of drinking water in rural and urban areas, a move that could pave the way for more cooperation in ensuring better public amenities. The management cradle would be conducting an “impact assessment of drinking water …
Operation of JNNURM buses The State Government has urged the NGOs and individuals to come forward in assisting the Government in monitoring the operation of buses procured under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). “We would like to offer remuneration to any NGO or group of people who are …
