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 NCP and civic activists have opposed the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) plan to establish hawkers’ zones on cycle track and footpaths on Prabhat Road, Model Colony and University Road. NCP workers led by Ameya Jagtap, a member of the civic tree committee, recently met municipal commissioner Vikas Deshmukh and …
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that the state government would construct one lakh houses for economically weaker sections in the next three years. He asked the Centre to form state-specific schemes and create special funds to facilitate such efforts of state governments. Participating in the “Housing …
To kick-start the ambitious project of “Housing for all by 2022”, the government will be holding a meeting of housing and urban development secretaries and ministries to take stock of the schemes in this area. The two-day meet from July 2 is to be presided by Union urban development and …
In a move aimed at giving fillip to overall development of Amritsar, the Centre on Thursday agreed to develop the holy city as a ‘Smart City’ under its ambitious program to refurbish the country’s major cities on modern lines. The decision was taken by Union Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation …
Separate agri Budget likely with 20% greater allocation After presenting a Vote-on-Account for the April-July period, Odisha is set to present its full-fledged Budget for 2014-15 on June 17 with the total outgo pegged at around Rs 80,000 crore. This time too, the state is likely to present a separate …
The Union urban development department will study all the incomplete projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and find a `solution' to get the works done. The mission's deadline ended on March 31, this year and the new government has not announced its stand about the second …
As many as 35 KSRTC buses have been sanctioned to Mangalore and 30 buses have been sanctioned to Udupi under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and the buses will start operating in the last week of September. These buses should ply only in those areas where there is …
It’s curtains for the UPA government’s flagship programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The new Union Urban Development and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister (HUPA), M. Venkaiah Naidu, who assumed office on Wednesday, said a new mission would be launched soon in place of JNNURM. The …
Former Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh who was recently elected as MP from Amritsar, on Wednesday warned the State government and district administration against indiscriminate cutting of trees in the “holy city” under the pretext of widening the roads for putting in place a bus rapid transport system. “I am …
Residents of surrounding circles of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) can hope to get water supplies on a par with the inhabitants of the core city by next summer. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB;) has stepped up its efforts to improve distribution network in nine GHMC …
Chak Nirtaul residents took to streets on Thursday against the pathetic supply of potable water. Angry residents raised slogans against Jal Sansthan and accused it of turning a blind eye towards their woes. Shyam Sunder Singh Patel, who was leading the agitation, said: "We are facing water crisis in this …
PM-elect Narendra Modi is yet to take Oath of Office but the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has already started making efforts to bring his promises to fruition. The National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), functioning under the MoEF, has called a meeting of its members to review the …
VARANASI: Even if all the Banarasis start to act according to the call given by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Narendra Modi, there is little chance that the holy city can get a cleaner look in near future. The reason is the failure of ambitious solid waste management (SWM) project that …
Pimpri Chinchwad has over 4,200 unmetered water connections belonging to former corporators, educational institutions, cooperative banks, commercial establishments among others, stated the municipal corporation in response to a RTI query. Social activist Vitthal Vinod had sought information about unmetered water connections and also the recovery of water tax in the …
Rising maintenance cost and alleged lack of support from the state government and the civic body are making it difficult for the state road transport corporation to maintain and utilize buses supplied by the Centre as part of its urban renovation mission. Keeping this in mind, the transport corporation wants …
Pune: The progress of five sustainable urban transport projects in the country including the BRTS project in Pimpri Chinchwad will be evaluated through an internal audit. All five are green transport projects being implemented by the ministry of urban development, with support from Global Environmental Facility’s (GEF) sustainable urban transport …
Soon it will not be the city corporation alone involved in supplying water in the city as the Coimbatore municipal corporation's ambitious 24X7 water supply project will also have a private collaboration in its execution, maintenance and operation. The project will be designed to cater to the residents of the …
The city will soon get its largest facility for treating sewage generated in areas newly merged with the Chennai Corporation. Hundreds are involved in the construction of the plant, which will have the capacity to treat 120 million litres of sewage a day (mld), at Koyambedu. This will be the …
Maintaining the enthusiasm shown during last year's Save Nag River campaign, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) kicked-off its Nag-Pili rivers cleaning campaign from the origin of Pili river at Gorewada lake on Thursday morning. The civic body faces a tough task this year, since the Pili river requires correction of slope …
With an urbanization level of 31.16 percent in 2011, India is the least urbanized country among the top 10 economies of the world. In addition, unlike other countries, the transition of workforce out of agriculture is incomplete. This coupled with jobless growth in recent years has contributed to an increase …
