Cities
The newly appointed civic official said that elaborate plans have been made to develop the three coastal districts of the State and Athradi-Bajpe four-laning is one among the ambitious projects for the year 2013-14. The Chairman of Coastal Development Authority said that a scheme named Jyotigrama Yojane, which is adopted from Gujarat to provide 24 [...] Continue Reading »
Jaipur- After the long delay and several mishaps, the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) will take charge of construction work for Metro project phase I (B). Since the provision of financial penalty and punishment through blacklisting have not been included in the contract, the state government cannot penalize Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for its [...] Continue Reading »
Two highway projects for road widening in Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha have got approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). The two projects approved by the CCEA include widening of Patna-Gaya-Dobhi section on NH-83 in Bihar project and Baharagora-Sambalpur stretch in Odisha and Jharkhand. As per official records, the total project cost is estimated [...] Continue Reading »
The redevelopment of of old buildings in South Mumbai awaits final environmental clearance. The work on the city’s largest project of cluster redevelopment of buildings can start only after this final nod. The Bohra community’s Rs 1,500-crore redevelopment project in Mumbai, spread over 14 acres in Bhendi Bazar recently got approval from the State Environment [...] Continue Reading »
The cabinet permitted the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to avail Rs. 1,378 crore for Phase-1 of the Metro Rail project from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The cabinet also approved BMRCL to enter various agreements with the ADB and the state government. Namma Metro Phase I comprises of two corridors. The north-south corridor [...] Continue Reading »
From now onwards, the tenants staying in building owned by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have to pay for the repair works carried out in their properties. Around 53000 tenants who live in 9897 BMC owned buildings have to shell out money for the same. Earlier, the municipal corporation used to fund for all the major [...] Continue Reading »
For the first time in the country, the Karnataka government has launched an integrated mobile enabled service delivery system named ‘Sakala’. Residents can pay their electricity, water and mobile bills, and property tax via mobile phones. You can even pay traffic fines via mobile. After launching the service, Chief Minister said that this service will [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi- Although the project work of Kochi metro is handed over to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the documents say a different story. According to the documents, the role of the DMRC in handholding the metro will only be ornamental. The fate of Kochi metro was decided jointly by Federal Minister for Urban Development, the Delhi government [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- The financial aid given to the rural poor to construct houses has been increased to Rs 70,000 from Rs 45,000 by the Centre. The landless people in rural areas will now get Rs 20,000 instead of Rs 10,000 to buy homestead land. Since the protesters were seeking land for the landless and the [...] Continue Reading »
Last year the country faced power shut down for more than 24 hours and to settle down the issue, Alstom India is introducing 10 to 15 new projects to strengthen the existing power grids. Alstom T&D India, the subsidiary of France-based Alstom Group is taking care of the building of the new projects and the [...] Continue Reading »
