Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Samsuddin Jainulabiddin Shaikh & Others Vs The State of Gujarat & Others dated 06/05/2025. A petition was filed by 58 people who are residing near Chandola lake, Ahmedabad. The petitioners have constructed hutments along the periphery of Chandola lake. …
The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has not received a single proposal after the amendment in the Development Control (DC) rules. However, before the new DC rules came into force, on an average 10 to 15 proposals were submitted to the SRA for approval. According to senior SRA officials, developers and …
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 …
CHENNAI: In a bid to make the state slum-free, the Tamil Nadu government has selected nine urban agglomerations under the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for preparing proper rehabilitation plans. Official sources told Express that the likely nine cities are Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Tiruchy, Tirunelveli, Salem and Vellore. Sources …
More than 25 per cent of the slums in Chandigarh are in a highly vulnerable condition, lacking basic facilities, proper shelter, drinking water, fuel and toilets, according to a study conducted by the Department of Geography, Panjab University. The study asserted that 14 colonies in the city lack any of …
The polio eradication programme in Andhra Pradesh will focus on the vulnerable sections of the society this year. This was disclosed at the formal launch of first round of pulse polio programme by the Chief Minister, Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, here on Sunday. The second round, scheduled to commence …
One of the major problems faced in underdeveloped settlements is lack of sanitation. A project initiated by the author seeks to bring about sanitation solutions through community participation and retrofitting systems. This project was undertaken in Savda Ghevra, a community on the edge of Delhi as part of the author’s …
AT THE crack of dawn, the view from atop the 22-metre tall garbage heap in Bhalswa is oddly beautiful. As the pungent smell of methane wafts through the air, the sight of hundreds of ragpickers mechanically sorting through 2,200 tonnes of garbage may seem mesmerising. Pools of black water surrounding …
Observing that water is a part of the constitutional right to life, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for allegedly refusing to provide water connection to 11 residential buildings in Goregaon (East) for nearly two years. Mantri Realty Ltd (MRL) and its director …
In a city starkly divided between munificent high rises and voluminous slum pockets, disparity in living conditions of Mumbaikars glares starkly at ones face. While on one hand, aristocrats while away litres and litres of water supplied by the civic body washing away their cars and bathing their dogs, activists …
KOLKATA, 6 FEB: Kolkata Municipal Corporation will set up a separate cell comprising borough executive officers to oversee development work that are carried out in the slums, member, mayor-in-council (health and bustee), Mr Atin Ghosh, said today. The new cell will prepare a list of the amount spent on slums. …
In order to make Chandigarh a slum-free city, the Chandigarh Administration has proposed to make it “mandatory for all private houses and industrial plots of one kanal and above, who engage servants or labour to make available suitable accommodation for them within their premises”. This has been stated by the …
At present, DJB tankers provide water in Delhi slums. The problem of water shortage in city slums could find an answer in ‘pay-and-use’ water ATMs scheme, which the Delhi government is studying at present. According to the proposal (Newsline has a copy), the water will be filtered at a centrally …
Slum improvement project under BSUP The city Corporation will launch a slum improvement project under the Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) project at Kalladimukham by February-end. As many as 318 housing units will be constructed in two phases under the Rs.10.5-crore project. This includes 105 units for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled …
Slum-dwellers, under the banners of Slum Janandalona and Jilla Kolageri Nivasigala Okkuta, on Tuesday lodged a protest against the move to privatise distribution of drinking water in urban areas, demanding that the Government stop the maintenance and distribution of drinking water by private agencies working on pilot basis. Procession The …
The future of biodiversity parks (BDPs) is in limbo, thanks to petty politics by parties, bureaucrats and those who will benefit from its constructions on the hills. The environmentalists insist that no construction be allowed on these hills. However, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said he wants 4% construction on the …
Effluents and toxic fumes from factories and refineries and high concentration of vehicles on roads, besides the Deonar dumping grounds (now partially closed) contribute to pollution in Chembur, one of the most polluted suburbs in the commercial capital of the country. A joint survey by the Ministry of Environment and …
The DHAN Foundation, a leading non-government organisation in the city, in partnership with the Department of Environment, Government of Tamil Nadu, organised the ‘Madurai Walkathon 2012' here on Saturday to create an awareness on climate change adaptation with emphasis on ‘Say no to plastics, Save the Planet Earth'. Mr Rajan …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) revealed that Asian cities were likely to contribute more than half the rise in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 years. According to The Asian Development Bank data most Asian cities do not have effective wastewater treatment systems - only 10 per cent of …
Biometrics, UID methods used for identifying beneficiaries The Delhi Cabinet has approved certain amendments in guidelines for allotment of flats constructed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme for eligible slum dwellers in Delhi to facilitate grant of ownership rights to the allottees. Besides, bio-metrics and unique …
NEW DELHI: In a relief to slum dwellers, the Delhi government today decided to give ownership rights of flats given to them through a central city modernisation scheme after the 15-year lease period. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit …
