Planning Commission finalises Delhi Govt.'s annual plan at Rs 10,000 croresAugust 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Government's annual Plan for 2009-10 was finalised at Rs. 10,000 crores at a meeting here on Friday between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Mumbai, Chennai to get Rs.2,200 crore for water projectsAugust 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday said it will set up two major water projects in Mumbai and Chennai at a cost of Rs.2,200 crore aimed at finding a permanent solution to the acute water scarcity in these two metros. "Two mega projects have been sanctioned for two major cities.
Shiv Sena activists torch MP State Transport bus in MaharahtraAugust 7th, 2009 AMRAVATI - Activists of Shiv Sena on Friday torched bus of Madhya Pradesh State Transport Corporation to vent their anger at the central government's decision to divert water from the region's Upper Wardha Dam to neighbouring state, Madhya Pradesh. The bus, on its way to Pandhurna in Madhya Pradesh, was ransacked before being torched.
Govt. using Maoist threat to shrug off responsibility, say Jharkhand villagersJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Villagers in Saraikela region of Jharkhand have claimed that the government has been using the Maoist threat as an excuse for shirking away from initiating development projects in the region. "The government says that it is a Maoist affected area.
28 more cities to be brought under urban development schemeJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The urban development ministry has sought an extra Rs.50,000 crore to include 28 more cities under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), a central government initiative to promote planned development of cities. "The government has committed to raise Rs.100,000 crore of investment for the urban sector under the JNNURM.
Jaipal Reddy seeks zero excise duty on public busesJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy Monday asked the finance ministry to remove excise tax on public buses and said the government will introduce 15,220 new buses in 61 cities this year. "Road transport is very important and in the last budget we proposed to cut the excise duty from 16 percent to 8 percent.
UPA Govt. plans to offer modern facilities in 28 citiesJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Centre is preparing to provide modern facilities in 28 more cities in addition to the existing 65 cities under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the first 100 days of the UPA government. "Infrastructure will also be developed in small and medium towns.
MCD wants to take charge of Delhi water supply, sanitationJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rebutting Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit's call last week for bringing the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) under its control, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led civic agency's standing committee Wednesday said the state government was incapable of handling its water and sanitation departments. BJP councillors at the MCD standing committee meeting protested the chief minister's remarks and questioned the Congress-led Delhi government's capability to handle basic infrastructure, water supply, sanitation and law and order issues.
States to purchase 7815 buses under JNNURM to boost urban transportJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - To boost urban transport under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), states have placed orders for buying 7,815 buses under the one time economic measure of funding of buses by the Ministry of Urban Development. Government has so far sanctioned the purchase of 14,695 buses for the various mission cities under JNNURM.
10 crore sanctioned for drinking water supply to West BengalJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Rural Development Minister Dr. C. P. Joshi has sanctioned an amount of Rs.
Govt to focus on affordable housing, private sector to be involved: SeljaMay 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - To tackle the country's serious shortage, estimated at nearly 25 million, the government will now focus on affordable housing by involving the private sector, said Housing and Urban poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja. With 97 per cent of this shortage in Low Income Group (LIG) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of the society, need is for a sustainable, equitable and socially inclusive development plan which will involve and cater to housing to the Weaker Sections.
Urban villages - oxymorons in every wayMay 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha elections are another ritual for Mariam. She does not know who is contesting for the May 7 poll in the capital.
Urban services are lax in major Indian cities: surveyMarch 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The condition of urban infrastructure in India is abysmal and services to the urban poor are pathetic, according to a survey released Tuesday. The Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), a civil society organisation, carried out the survey involving 3,820 individuals in low and high income earning categories in six Indian cities - Jaipur, Raipur, Ranchi, Patna, Shimla and Varanasi.
ADB to invest over Rs.13 bn on urban development schemesMarch 2nd, 2009 AGARTALA - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will invest Rs.13.71 billion for developing urban amenities and solid waste management in the capitals of five under-developed states, officials Sunday said. The ADB-assisted North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme will be implemented over six years and will cover Agartala (Tripura), Shillong (Meghalaya), Aizawl in Mizoram, Kohima (Nagaland) and Gangtok (Sikkim).
Centre for urban planning, infrastructure set up in BangaloreJanuary 1st, 2009 BANGALORE - A centre for infrastructure and sustainable transport and urban planning has been set up at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here. Established with a corpus of Rs.300 million/Rs.
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