Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
In a bid to make the city slum-free, the Delhi government has decided to start allocation of around 10,000 low cost flats from next month. The project is, however, delayed for more than three years. The government will allocate 500 flats to slum dwellers in June and the allocation would …
In 2007, the world became a predominantly urban society. An estimated three-quarters of economic production now takes place in cities. Urbanization brings with it the possibilities of improved access to jobs, goods, and services for poor people in developing countries and beyond as globalization trends connect cities worldwide. However, new …
Urban planners attached to an advocacy group on Panchayati Raj here on Monday called upon the Rajasthan Government to pay greater attention to the Centre's flagship scheme, Rajiv Awas Yojana, for providing affordable housing to slum dwellers in the cities. The focus of the Yojana is on according property rights …
Vellalore chosen for reconstruction of the 144 dwelling units For the reconstruction of the 144 dwelling units at Ammankulam, found structurally unstable, the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) has identified a new site —Vellalore. Sources in the district administration and the Board say that after a formal approval and …
The proposed redevelopment of slum tenements on the Marina beach will not be funded by the World Bank anymore. This is following the expiry of the deadline of December 2011 for the completion of the project. The project could not be completed as the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board was …
This paper describes the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices to map informal settlements in Cuttack, India in ways that enhance and support residents’ participation in the data collection and planning process. Rather than relying on remote sensing to identify informal settlement locations, each settlement is visited individually by …
After an almost negligible increase in budget spending for the urban poor for the past few years, the total spending on the poorer section of the society will see a drastic rise of over 40 per cent in the 2012-’13 fiscal. The civic budget presented on Tuesday provides for a …
JAIPUR: In its efforts to make Rajasthan a slum-free state, the government has been able to secure funds from the Centre for construction of 6,666 concrete houses under integrated housing and slum development programme (IHSDP). In a total project cost of Rs 211 crore, the Central government has agreed to …
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 …
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. …
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 …
The politics of inclusion in the Sabarmati Riverfront Development project, an urban mega-project in Ahmedabad, has been predicated on a “flexible governing” of the residents of the riverfront informal settlements. Such flexible governing has allowed state authorities to negotiate grass-roots opposition and mobilisation, modify the project to gentrify the riverfront …
In yet another push for the redevelopment of Dharavi slums, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced four floor space index under the revised Development Control Regulations (DCR). The state government plans to provide 300 sq ft of carpet area for the existing occupier of a structure free of cost and …
MUMBAI: The long-delayed Dharavi Redevelopment Project could finally get a massive push forward. The state government on Tuesday approved the Development Control Rules (DCR) for redevelopment of Dharavi, Asia's second-largest slum, just ahead of the civic polls. Announcing the decision at a press conference hurriedly called before the code of …
The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board on Monday approved an action plan to make Delhi a slum free city by 2015 and decided to take up phase-wise relocation of a large number of clusters. It also announced the decision to allot 1,400 flats in January as part of the first …
MUMBAI: All slum families in Mumbai will be eligible for a house, if a proposal moved by the state housing department is approved by the government. In a move that would make slum cut-off deadlines almost irrelevant, the department has initiated a proposal to allow dwelling rights to all slumdwellers. …
The civic authorities have engaged the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco), a central agency, to prepare theme papers and detailed project reports on beautifying the city and making it slum-free. The beautification scheme will be implemented with funds provided under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, while the slum-free …
Although rural energy access is a recognized priority, the issue of energy access for urban poor populations has not been given the requisite focus or priority in research and policy. Nevertheless, there are examples of successful approaches in providing energy access to the poorest segments of society. The goal of …
