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 …
The recommendations of the high-powered Expert Committee (HPEC) on Urban Infrastructure, set up by former urban development minister Jaipal Reddy, have to traverse some more distance. Constituted in 2008, HPEC submitted its findings last month on the problems of leap-frogging urbanisation and the financial measures necessary to make our cities …
The government today gave nod for enhancement in capacity to 23 small hydroelectric projects and allowed IPPs (independent power producers) to dispose of their power in any manner after allowing royalty in the shape of free power to the state. The decisions were taken at a meeting of the state …
Mysore, Southern and eastern parts of the city will be supplied with water from Kapila As the work on the drinking water component under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (Jn-nurm) progresses in a snail
Emboldened by the interim stay order issued by the Bombay high court on Thursday against construction by civic bodies on river beds, activists in Pune have demanded an immediate cessation of all work related to river bed improvement and storm water drainage. Right to information (RTI) activist, Vijay Kumbhar, issued …
KOCHI: It seems the second phase development of the Brahmapuram Solid Waste Treatment Plant will meet with the same fate as that of the first phase. Thanks to the apathy of the Corporation, the project is still on papers
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) International Transport Forum (ITF) has published a discussion paper titled “Key Mobility Challenges in Indian Cities,” which identifies challenges in urban mobility in India under three sections: urbanization and transport; urban mobility challenges; and current policies and interventions. The first section on …
The allocation of the 16,000 flats constructed for slum dwellers under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission would begin from June, Delhi Urban Development Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan said on Wednesday following a visit to a camp organised in this connection at Raja Garden. Mr. Chauhan said after verification …
The Haryana Government has prepared City Development Plans (CDPs) for 73 towns of the State to plug loopholes in basic infrastructure like roads, drains, water supply and sewerage. Stating this here on Sunday, an official spokesman said that under the CDPs, Rs.1695.01 crore has been earmarked for urban local bodies …
Six companies to be awarded bid for work by May Delhi Jal Board has received over 20 bids so far Four new sewage treatment plants to be constructed simultaneously NEW DELHI: Work on cleaning up the Yamuna by laying interceptor sewers is likely to begin by June, with the Delhi …
Sounding alarm bells against over-extraction of groundwater for irrigation and allied purposes, the Planning Commission has asked the government not to sanction any fresh irrigation projects unless the existing ones were completed. It has suggested to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that rational pricing of water and electricity be introduced and …
Water level in Siruvani Dam is steadily coming down. COIMBATORE: Hardly a few weeks into summer, Coimbatore has started feeling the impact of fall in water supply. All eyes are on the dipping water level at the Siruvani Dam. As of Saturday, the dam had a little more than 17 …
JAMMU, Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal today asked the concerned agencies to work out solutions to the bottlenecks coming in the way of on time completion of Rs. 262.15 crore sewerage treatment projects in the mission cities of Jammu and Srinagar. Chairing a review meeting in this regard, the Chief Secretary …
This PwC report is an assessment of the multiple challenges that confront urban water supply sector in India. Presents the reform agenda across various dimensions covering financing, institutions, PPP, resource sustainability & capacity building. In the wake of a burgeoning population and rising urbanisation, urban India is on the verge …
The objectives of this scheme are: To develop urban infrastructure facilities such as transport, drinking water, sewerage, drainage and solid waste management etc. at satellite towns / counter magnets around million plus urban agglomeration (UAs) covered under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and to channelize their future growth …
The environmental problems confronting Indian cities today have arisen because millions of people have been forced to live in illegal settlements that lack adequate sanitation and other basic urban services. This is the result of two factors. The first is the legacy of the colonial city characterized by inequitable access …
With over a thousand crore in its kitty, the Delhi Jal Board hopes to reach out to areas with no supply, plug leaks, enhance the treatment capacity and improve consumer convenience during the financial year 2011-12. On Tuesday, the Jal Board submitted its budget to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and …
The state governmemt sanctioned a massive Rs 2,500 crore outlay for urban development works in the budget estimates for 2011-12 presented on Wednesday. The governement also proposed a tax exemption for transfer of copyrights of films relating to their exhibition in theatres. The other proposals included installation of 5,000 CCTV …
LUCKNOW: The Globe Park near CDRI would now be named after country's first president Rajendra Prasad. Likewise the crossing near the high court would be named after former advocate general and Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP, late Virendra Bhatia. These were among the decisions taken by the House of Lucknow …
Yet another World Water Day has arrived without the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board being able to supply potable water to all its consumers in the city. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is presently supplying 342 million gallons per day (MGD) of water to the …
