Construction
Noida- The Uttar Pradesh government is all set to announce projects worth Rs 3,300 crore for the development of Noida, a city in India under the management of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has approved the slew of projects in Noida, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Expressway. The [...] Continue Reading »
Chennai- The Chennai corporation has proposed to build five bridges across the city in 2013-14. These bridges have been proposed in order to ease traffic congestion in the city. The bridges will be constructed at a total cost of Rs 13 crore. Now the residents and commuters of Bojaraja Nagar in north Chennai and Old Washermenpet [...] Continue Reading »
Thiruvananthapuram- The Kerala government has revised the guidelines governing the ownership of constructions on wetlands and paddy fields. According to the circular issued by the local self-government department in 2012, the ownership of a property converted from a paddy field or wetland or a house constructed on the property cannot be changed for 10 years. [...] Continue Reading »
The environment minister has given green signal to around 3,265 km of road projects which were on hold for about two years. The cost of these stuck road projects is worth Rs 28,663 crore. In 2011, the forest minister made environment and forest clearances compulsory for starting construction of highways. These clearances were made mandatory [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s (GHMC) two wings namely town planning unit and land acquisition unit are struggling over the ‘urgency clause’ of the Land Acquisition (LA) Act. According to the urgency clause of Land acquisition act, property owners do not have any right to raise objections over acquisition of their properties. On one [...] Continue Reading »
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has recently demolished 38 illegal structures standing tall in Shivajinagar, KasbaPeth, Wadgaonsheri, NIBM Road and Shivarkar Road. These structures which were razed by the civic body include 38 tin shed structures and eight concrete houses located in the slums. PMC has already started the demolition drive which has been one month [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi- From the past one year, demand for cement has been deteriorating. Consequently the price of cement had fallen significantly by the end of February which has been curbing the hopes of growth estimates for the March quarter. Most of the cement firms have witnessed drop in quantity of cement sold in the year. Pan-India cement [...] Continue Reading »
Bhubaneswar- Odisha government has sought help from the Union Ministry of urban development over starting an intercity metro rail service between Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. The government has been planning to initiate monorail connecting these two cities and also high speed bus service in Bhubaneswar. The state government has sent a letter to the ministry requesting [...] Continue Reading »
Nashik- As water scarcity issue is rising in many cities, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has stopped builders from using potable water for the ongoing constructions by disconnecting water connections. The Corporation said that the concerned builders have to arrange water from other sources like wells, borewells, etc. This move of the civic authority of [...] Continue Reading »
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has announced setting up of a regulator for roads in the new Union Budget is a blessing in disguise for the Indian highway sector. According to experts, now the highway sector will have a regulator to resolve the issues. Many disputes have gone to the court due to the absence of [...] Continue Reading »
