Floods destroyed crops worth billions of rupees, says ReddyOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Andhra Pradesh's Agriculture Minister Raghuveera Reddy has said that crops worth billions of rupees were damaged in by floods. "Due to the recent floods about 2 lakh 80 hectares of crops have damaged.
Nine more cities to have bus rapid transit systemSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government will build bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in nine more cities at an investment of Rs.4,500 crore, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy said here Friday. "We are going to implement BRT in nine more cities with an estimated cost of Rs.4,500 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) project," Reddy said while speaking at a programme here.
Search for Andhra CM's missing chopper continuesSeptember 2nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Police is continuing a search for the missing chopper of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar Reddy.
Govt. to pay for 20 per cent cost of mega development projects under PPP modelAugust 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy on Wednesday said the government is ready to offer 20 percent of the cost of mega development projects if taken up as a public-private partnership (PPP).
Metro pillar's design deficiency led to mishap: ShreedharanJuly 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tabling the action taken report (ATR) of the July 12 metro mishap, DMRC director E Sreedharan on Tuesday said that the tragedy on pillar 67 occurred due to the design and material deficiencies. "Based on report, the concrete was not strong enough," Sreedharan said, addressing a press conference here.
Delhi Metro cracks down on design consultants, officialsJuly 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the Delhi Metro probe panel finding serious fault with the design and material that led to a major accident at a construction site July 12, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to blacklist its design consultants and crack down on some senior officials, Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy informed the Lok Sabha Tuesday.
Delhi Metro wasn't operating under any pressure, says Jaipal ReddyJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister for Urban Development Jaipal Reddy on Monday refuted accusations that the metro rail mishap was a result of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) pushing to complete the rail project ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2010 deadline. Speaking in Parliament, Reddy said the Delhi Metro wasn't operating under any pressure to meet the deadline.
Metro accident not due to Commonwealth Games deadline: ReddyJuly 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The accident at the metro construction site in south Delhi Sunday, in which six people were killed, did not take place because of any hurry to meet the Commonwealth Games deadline next year, Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy told parliament Monday.
Decision on Sreedharan's resignation Monday, says ReddyJuly 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The central and Delhi governments are likely to decide on Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) managing director E. Sreedharan's resignation Monday, Urban Development Minister S.
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.
DDA to construct 65,000 houses in four yearsJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a bid to address the acute housing shortage in the national capital, its development authority will build 65,000 houses in the next four years, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy announced here Monday. "Of these 65,000 houses, 40,000 will be for the urban poor and low income group, and 10,000 will be for the middle income group," Reddy told reporters while releasing the 100-day agenda of his ministry.
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.
Commonwealth Games needs more funds: Jaipal ReddyJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee received varied proposals from allied ministries vis-à-vis allocations in the Union Budget that he has planned to present. Among those who submitted the respective ministry's suggestions was Minister of Urban Development, S Jaipal Reddy who called on the Finance Minister here on Tuesday.
Jaipal Reddy proposes cut in home loan ratesJune 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy Tuesday sought to boost affordable housing, proposing an interest rate of 7.5 percent on loans for houses costing between Rs.5 lakh and Rs.30 lakh. The proposal was made at a pre-budget discussion with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
Jaipal Reddy, three other ministers win, Renuka Chowdary losesMay 16th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Four out of five central ministers from Andhra Pradesh were re-elected to the Lok Sabha Saturday. Senior Congress leader and Minister for Urban Development S.
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